Statistics 

Divorce statistics in America for marriage

Marriage

Divorce statistics (in percent)

First Marriage       45% to 50% marriages end in divorce

Second Marriage   60% to 67% marriages end in divorce

Third Marriage      70% to 73% marriages end in divorce

One in four college women will be sexually assaulted during their tenures as a student.

Rape is the only crime in which the victim must prove their innocence.

42% of college women who are raped tell no one about their assault.

Every two and a half minutes, somewhere in America someone is sexually assaulted.

Rape and sexual assault are not crimes that usually occur in dark alleys or in deserted areas at night. 6 out of 10 sexual assaults occur in the home of the victim or the home of a friend, neighbor or relative.

In 8 out of 10 rape cases, the victim knows the perpetrator.

In a survey of high school students, 56% of the girls and 76% of the boys believed forced sex was acceptable under some circumstances.

Only 27% of women whose sexual assault met the legal definition of rape thought of themselves as rape victims.

1 in 4 college women surveyed are victims of rape or attempted rape.

90% of all acquaintance rapes involve alcohol.

Alcohol is a factor in 100% of gang rapes.

Since 1993, rape/sexual assault has fallen by over 69%

84% of college men who committed rape said that what they did was definitely not rape.

42% of the women who were raped said they had sex again with the men who assaulted them.

Nearly one third of college men said they were likely to have sex with an unwilling partner if they thought they could get away with it.

About 44% of rape victims are under the age 18, and 80% under age 30.

1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys are sexually assaulted before age 18.

Males are the least likely to report a sexual assault, though it is estimated they make up for 10 of all victims.

Young females are four times more likely than any other group to be a victim of sexual assault.

A national survey found that 10% of women were victims of rape or attempted rape by a husband or intimate partner in their lifetime.

Overall, rape has the highest annual victim cost of any crime. The annual victim costs are $127 billion (excluding child sex abuse cases). This followed by assault at $93 billion per year, murder (excluding arson and drunk driving) at $ 61 billion and child abuse at $ 56 billion per year.

The rate of false reports of rape is approximately 2-3%, which is no different than that for other crimes.

50% of all women will be physically or sexually abused during their life times.