Table 3.

Sexual violence experienced during youth^a

Rape		Made to Penetrate
Girls	Boys	Boys
Approximately 8% or an estimated 10 million experienced rape or attempted rape	0.7% or an estimated 791,000 experienced either rape or attempted rape	Almost 2% or an estimated 2 million were made to penetrate someone or there was an attempt to make them penetrate someone
About 6% or an estimated 7 million experienced	Rape 0.4% or an estimated 500,000 experienced rape	0.8% or an estimated 883,000 were made to penetrate someone
About 4% or an estimated 4 million experienced rape involving drugs or alcohol	X	1% or an estimated 1 million experienced being made to penetrate, involving drugs or alcohol
2% or an estimated 2.6 million experienced attempted rape	X	X

X, Estimates are not reported. Too few men and boys reported these forms of violence in 2012 to produce a reliable estimate.

^aAdult women and men reported on their SV experiences, including those that occurred in youth (before the age of 18) on the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence survey. The authors use the terms “girls” and “boys” in this fact sheet to describe these experiences.

From National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Division of Violence Prevention. In: Sexual Violence in Youth Findings from the 2012 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey. 2013.