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Sexual assault reporting rates

The rate at which sexual assaults are reported to the police, with varying estimates from different sources such as the Bureau of Justice Statistics and RAINN.

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Jan 29, 2026
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What are the estimated rates of underreported rape cases in the US and EU?

Victimization surveys and justice-system analyses converge on a grim reality: roughly are never reported to police — meaning reporting rates sit in the low 30% range and underreporting is about 65–70%...

Jan 11, 2026
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2024 sex offenses stats

The most concrete federal sentencing snapshot for fiscal year 2024 shows 61,678 cases reported to the U.S. Sentencing Commission, of which 1,430 involved sexual abuse, a 62.5% increase since FY2020 . ...