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Undocumented Immigrants and Rape Rates

The relationship between undocumented immigrants and rape rates in the United States, including the challenges of measuring and reporting sexual violence among this population.

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Jan 9, 2026

Sexual abuse/ rape per capita among undocumented immigrants

There is no reliable, nationally accepted per-capita rate of sexual abuse or rape specifically among undocumented immigrants because of measurement gaps, underreporting, and differing methodologies; l...