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The reported rate of sexual offences in this area is
higher than in NSW generally. (Macquarie
SA Service)
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The Far West region has a sexual assault rate of 230
per 100,000 compared with the NSW average of 138.7 per 100,000.
That is, nearly twice as high. (Crime,
Locality & Citizenship)
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60% of sexual assaults in NSW occur in the
victim's or assailant's homes. 7% occur in
deserted areas. (It's Not Love - Its
Violence)
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98% of sexual assault offenders are men. (Australian
Bureau of Crime Statistics, 1990)
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50% of offenders are aged 15 - 25. (Australian Bureau
of Crime Statistics, 1990)
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73% of offenders are known to the victim. (Australian
Bureau of Crime Statistics, 1990)
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80% of women, who have intellectual disability are
sexually assaulted. (Video: ‘Let's
Talk About It’)
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91% of sexual assault victims are women. (NSW Bureau of
Crime Statistics and Research)
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14% of married women have been sexually assaulted by
their husbands. (D Russell - 1982)
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60% of college men said that “given the right
circumstances there was some likelihood of either rape or forcing a female to do
something sexual she really did not want to do“.(Briere & Malamuth, 1988)
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35% of male college students admitted some likelihood
of committing a violent rape if they were assured of getting away with it. (Malamuth,
1981)
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50% of high school boys believed it was acceptable “for
a guy to hold a girl down and force her to have sexual intercourse in instances
such as when she gets him sexually excited or changes her mind”.(Giarusso,
1979)
