Table 2.
Incident details for women who attended the Dublin SATU in 2023 and underwent a forensic examination which included an genito-anal examination
| Incident detail | % (n = 294) |
|---|---|
| Did a sexual assault occur | |
| Yes | 78.9 (232) |
| Unsure | 21.2 (62) |
| Time of incident | |
| 08:00–16:59 | 12.2 (36) |
| 17:00–23:59 | 33.0 (97) |
| 00:00–07:59 | 54.1 (159) |
| Not recorded | 0.7 (2) |
| Day of incident | |
| Mon-Thurs | 41.8 (123) |
| Fri-Sun | 57.5 (169) |
| Not recorded | 0.7 (2) |
| Location of incident | |
| Assailants home | 27.2 (80) |
| Victims home | 20.4 (60) |
| Other indoors | 25.2 (74) |
| Field/park | 3.4 (10) |
| Other outdoors | 11.6 (34) |
| Vehicle | 7.5 (22) |
| Taxi | 1.4 (4) |
| Other | 0.7 (2) |
| Unsure | 2.0 (6) |
| Not recorded | 0.7 (2) |
| Assailant description* | |
| Acquaintance < 24 h | 14.3 (42) |
| Acquaintance > 24 h | 21.4 (63) |
| Stranger | 27.2 (80) |
| Friend | 9.5 (28) |
| Family member | 2.7 (8) |
| Intimate partner | 4.4 (13) |
| Ex-intimate partner | 10.2 (30) |
| Person in authority | 1.0 (3) |
| Other | 0.3 (1) |
| Unknown | 8.8 (26) |
| Multiple assailant assault | |
| > 1 assailant | 6.8 (20) |
|
Concern for drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) | |
| Yes | 20.4 (60) |
| No | 58.2 (171) |
| Unsure | 18.4 (54) |
| Not recorded | 3.1 (9) |
|
Alcohol consumption in the 24 h Preceding the incident | |
| None | 27.6 (81) |
| < 6 unitsa | 21.1 (62) |
| > 6 unitsa | 46.9 (138) |
| Unsure of amount | 1.4 (4) |
| Not recorded | 3.1 (9) |
|
Drug consumption in the 24 h Preceding the incident | |
| None | 73.8 (217) |
| Yes - recreational | 23.1 (68) |
| Yes– prescription | 1.4 (4) |
| Unsure | 18.4 (54) |
| Not recorded | 1.7 (5) |
| Weapon used | |
| Yes | 10.2 (30) |
| Body restrained | |
| Yes | 37.4 (110) |
a A unit of alcohol is considered 10 g of pure alcohol or one measure of spirits (35.5 mls)
b Assailant descriptors:
-Stranger: A person with whom the victim has not had a previous interaction
-Recent acquaintance < 24 h: refers to individuals who have only recently met or become acquainted with each other within a time frame of less than 24 h
-Acquaintance > 24 h: A person who the victim has known for longer than a 24-hour period
-Intimate partner: A person with whom the victim has a close personal relationship involving emotional, romantic, and/or sexual connections
-Ex-intimate partner: A person with whom the victim has had a close personal relationship involving emotional, romantic, and/or sexual connections in the past which has ended
-Person in authority: A person who is responsible for the education, supervision, training, treatment, care or welfare of the victim e.g. health care provider, teacher, manager
-Unknown: The victim has no recollection of the assailant and is therefore unable to give
description of the victim-assailant relationship
-Other: Where the description of the assailant does not fit into any of the other categories