Due to problems with underreporting, sexual violence is one of the most difficult crimes to capture. The United States Department of Justice estimates that during the year 2003, 1 person over the age of 12 per every 1,000 experienced a rape or sexual assault. Other agencies estimate that as many as one in five women and one in 10 men will experience sexual violence at some point in their life.

Sexual assault is of particular concern for young people. The 2003 RIYRBS indicates that 5.7% of male high school students and 6.9% of female high school students were physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to. These numbers are alarmingly high.

Rape Prevention Education

For more than fifteen years, the Rhode Island Department of Health has been partnering with Day One to provide rape prevention education in Rhode Island Schools. Learn more about Day One’s plans to reduce sexual violence in Rhode Island at www.dayoneri.org. See Day One’s 8 point plan to reduce the incidence of sexual violence in Rhode Island at www.dayoneri.org.

Safe Rhode Island: Violence and Injury Prevention Program

Violence Prevention

Highlights

Safe Rhode Island:
Violence and Injury Prevention Program