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In Washington:

38% of women have had an experience of sexual violence in their lifetimes.*

The large majority of those assaults happened when the victim was under 18 years old.*

American Indian women have higher rates of rape than white women.*
*Data from Sexual Assault Experiences and Perceptions of Community Response to Sexual Assault: A Survey of Washington State Women, 2001 (PDF)

Sexual assault programs that receive state and federal funds to do sexual assault victim services work serve approximately 10,000 new clients per year.
Data from Office of Crime Victims Advocacy Sexual Assault Victim Services Data, 2007

Nationally:

1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually assaulted by age 18.
Data from Sexual Abuse in a National Survey of Adult Men and Women: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Risk Factors, 1990
Of surveyed college women, about 90% of rape and sexual assault victims knew their attacker prior to the assault .
Data from The Sexual Victimization of College Women, 2000 (PDF)
7 in 10 rape and sexual assault victims know their attacker prior to the assault.
Data from Criminal Victimization 1999: Changes 1998-99 with Trends 1993-99, 2000 (PDF)
29.3% of rape victims are under 11 years old, 32.3% of rape victims are between 11-17 years old, and 22.2% of rape victims are between 18-24 years old.
Data from Rape in America: A Report to the Nation, 1992