Offenders: Problems Our Parents Wouldn't Speak Of

• 61% of sexual assaults are not reported to the police.

• 84% of all rapes in the United States are Date (Acquaintance) Rapes

• A woman is 5 times more likely to be raped by someone she knows.

• 57% of all sexual assaults take place on dates or in the context of relationships

• If the rape is reported to police, there is a 50.8% chance that an arrest will be made.

• If an arrest is made, there is an 80% chance of prosecution.

• If there is a prosecution, there is a 58% chance of a felony conviction.

• If there is a felony conviction, there is a 69% chance the convict will spend time in jail.

• So, even in the 39% of attacks that are reported to police, there is only a 16.3% chance the rapist will end up in prison.

• Factoring in unreported rapes, about 6% of rapists—1 out of 16— will ever spend a day in jail. 15 out of 16 will walk free. According to the US Department of Justice.

[Probability statistics compiled by NCPA form US Department of Justice statistics. See www.ncpa.org/studies/s229/s229.html]

If you are a sex offender seeking help, contact one of the following organizations. I'm sure they can refer you to a qualified psychotherapist.

1. Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers.
2. Center for Sex Offender Management
3. National Adolescent Perpetration Network (NAPN)
   
4. National Center on Sexual Behavior of Youth
5. The Safer Society Foundation, Inc.