1 in 5 Women are Victims of Sexual Offences
written by Lynne Myerscough-Newton
Shouting, crying, swearing, laughing, discussing the weather
or sitting calmly all are perfectly normal reactions experienced by victims in
the immediate aftermath of sexual assault, then the rebuilding of your life
starts and can last several years.
Looking at the national statistics for sexual offences more victims are
suffering than you would have imagined
.
Whether it involves unwanted touching, indecent exposure or
rape. 473,000 adult victims have reported sexual offences being committed
against them in the past year, according to national figures released recently.
The study shows that of the 473,000 victims 4000,000 are
women aged between 16-59. These figures
are concerning however, look deeper into these statics and they becoming truly
alarming.
69,000 females and 9000 makes are the victims of rape while
only 1070 people were convicted of the crime.
These figures remain estimates and many sexual offences go
unreported, people feel they cannot contact the police due to embarrassment,
many don’t feel the police can or will help, it wasn’t worth reporting or it
was a family matter.
The fact remains that in 90% of the cases the victim knows
the perpetrator and the system in place in today’s society do not sufficiently
protect the victim of sexual crime. The
victims feel neglected by the system and receive ‘shocking treatment’ according
to campaigners such as “Women Against Rape’.
Victims of sexual offences feel disempowered and long after
the assault is over they relive, blame and punish themselves often suffering in
silence.
Sexual violence affects lives.
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