Which means that 9 out of 10 survivors never report their assault. Canadian statistics tells us that the re-victimization of survivors has less than 10% of women who are sexually assaulted report the assault to the police: most survivors do not report due to humiliation or fear of re-victimization in the legal process. Truth: Sexual assault is one of the most under-reported crimes. Myth: If a survivor chooses not to report their assault, then it must have not actually happened. And false accusations of sexual assault happen no more than false reports of other types of crime: about 2% to 4%, which means 96% to 98% of the reports are true. Only 6% of sexual assaults are reported to the police.
Truth: Survivors rarely make false reports about sexual assault. Myth: Survivors lie about being sexually assaulted to get revenge, for their own benefit, or because they feel guilty after having sex. In BC this number is almost double (47%). Statistics also show that one in four Canadian women will be sexually assaulted during her lifetime.
Almost 60% of these women were the targets of more than one of these incidents. Myth: Sexual assault does not occur often.įact: A 1993 survey found that one half of all Canadian women have experienced at least one incident of sexual or physical violence. Over 80% of sexual assaults are committed by someone known to the victim (friend, partner, service provider, neighbor, or family member.) Myth: Sexual assault is often committed by strangers.įact: Sexual assault is usually not committed by strangers. Sexual assault is most often not committed by strangers who jump out of bushes or wait in alleys for their victims.
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