A Canadian study shows that 1 in 2 girls and 1 in 3 boys will experience unwanted sexual acts by age 18. (10)

In Greater Victoria, 35% of girls and 16% of boys in grades 7 through12 had been sexually and/or physically abused. (2)

54% of girls under the age of 16 have experienced some form of unwanted sexual attention. 24% have experienced rape or coercive sex, and 17% have experienced incest.(1)

In 2000, 77% of female victims of sexual assault were assaulted by someone they knew, including a friend, casual acquaintance, family member, partner, or ex-partner. 23% of female victims were assaulted by a stranger. (8)

In a 1993 study, 25% of female post secondary students had been physically and or sexually assaulted by a male date or boyfriend.(1)

20% of female post secondary students said they gave into unwanted sexual intercourse because they were overwhelmed by a man’s continued arguments and pressure (5)

83% of women with disabilities will be assaulted in her lifetime (1)

Up to 75% of victims of sex crimes in Aboriginal communities are female and under 18 years old. (1)

Only 6% of all sexual assaults are reported to the police. It is estimated that only 1% of acquaintance assaults are reported to police. (3)

84% of victims of sexual assault are girls and 97% of the perpetrators are male. (4)

61% of girls with eating disorders have reported sexual abuse. (4)

In a report by the Police Division, BC Ministry of Attorney General, found in 1994 that 5% of sexual assault reports were classified as “false allegations”. This is the same false allegation rate as other crimes.

Substance Use, Sexual Assault and other risks:

Alcohol is involved in 30% to 90% of all sexual assaults. Illicit drugs are estimated at 13% to 42%. (7)

A study done with college students found that up to 75% of all acquaintance assaults involved alcohol. (7)

89% of sexually active young people 15 to 24 say people their age are mixing substance use and sexual activity.(6)

29% of sexually active young people 15 to 24 say they have “done more” sexually than they had planned while drinking or using drugs.(6)

23% of sexually active young people 15 to 24 report having had unprotected sex because they were drinking or doing drugs. (6)

In Greater Victoria:

58% of girls and 35% of males say they experienced unwanted sexual comments, jokes or gestures directed at them. (9)

36% of girls and 17% of males experienced unwanted sexual touching. (9)

25% of males, and 26% of females aged 12 to 19 say they have ever had sexual intercourse. (9)

15% of girls in the region report being sexually abused. Numbers for males were too low to estimate accurately. (9)

1. www.metrac.org/new/stat_sex.htm
2. www.weq.gov.bc.ca/stopping%2Dviolence/facts.stm
3. www.womanabuseprevention.com/htm./sexual_assault.html
4. www.harbour.sfu.ca/freda/articles/stats.htm
5. www.web.uvic.ca/~oursac/statistics.htm
6. www.kff.org (Substance Use and Risky Sexual Behaviour, Survey, Feb. 2002)
7. www.kff.org (Substance Use and Risk Sexual Activity, Update, February 2002)
8. Stats Canada, facts on Violences against women.
9. McCreary Report 2000 Capital Region.
10. www.mccbc.com/abuse/child_sexual_abuse/index.html