Fewer than 10% of sexual assault victims reported crime to police
Describes crimes
Sex assaults go unreported - Many women feel shame, have fear or mistrust
authorities By Danielle Bell, The Daily News 3/15/09 The latest statistics
available suggest that sexual assaults can go unreported because victims
remain
silent out of shame, fear of reprisal or a reluctance to get involved in the
legal system....Victimization studies suggest many women never come forward.
It's a troubling trend that advocacy groups believe heightens awareness to
ensure that adequate support services are in place. Fewer than 10% of sexual
assault victims reported the crime to police in 2004, suggested by the latest
figures from Statistics Canada in Measuring Women Against Violence:
Statistical
Trends 2006. Of spousal violence victims, 36% of women reported those crimes
to police. Women that were younger, less-educated and living in lower-income
households were more likely to report such crimes.
_http://www.timescolonist.com/news/victoria/assaults+unreported/1394360/story.html_
(http://www.timescolonist.com/news/victoria/assaults+unreported/1394360/story.html)
