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BY FORCE AND WITHOUT CONSENT:
A Five Year Overview ofSexual Violence in South Carolina
2005 - 2009
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Methodology• The report used crime incident report data
from SLED.• The time frame was 2005 through 2009.• Sexual violence included rape, forcible
sodomy, sexual assault with an object and forcible fondling.
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Sexual Violence Offenses
• Rape was the most frequently reported sexual violence offense, followed by forcible fondling.
• There were 7 murders associated with sexual violence from 2005 through 2009.
• Kidnapping was the additional offense most often reported along with sexual violence.
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Sexual Violence - Location
• 73% of attacks took place in a private residence.
• Attacks against children occurred most frequently at private residences followed by schools and roads/highways/
• Attacks against adults occurred most frequently at private residences followed by roads/highways and hotels/motels.
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Sexual Violence – Time of Day
• Time of victimization varied by victim age.• Adult victimization increased during the
evening hours, peaked at midnight and decreased during the early morning hours.
• Child victimization occurred most often at midnight, but also peaked at 8:00 AM, Noon and 3:00 PM.
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Victims of Sexual Violence
• Women and girls made up 86.4% of sexual violence victims, the victimization rate among females was 6 times the rate among males.
• Children comprised 62% of sexual violence victims, the child victimization was 5.4 times the adult rate.
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Victims of Sexual Violence
• Girls from 15 to 17 years old had the highest victimization rate of any age/sex group.
• Although girls and young adult women had the highest victimization rates, boys were also an at risk population.
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Victims of Sexual Violence
• 62.7% of sexual violence victims were White, however the victimization rate for Non-Whites was higher than for Whites.
• 3.3% of sexual violence victims were Hispanic. The victimization rate among Non-Hispanics was higher than the rate among Hispanics.
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Victim/Offender Relationships
• Seven victim/offender relationship categories were defined for this report: ex-spouse, family, known, marital, romantic, strangers and unknown relationships.
• The leading category victim/offender relationship was known, followed by family, strangers, unknown relationships, marital and ex-spouse.
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Victim/Offender Relationships & Victim Age
• Adults and children were most frequently victimized by someone they knew.
• Victimization by family members was the second most frequent situation among children but stranger victimization was infrequent.
• Victimization by strangers was the second most frequent situation among adults but family victimization was infrequent.
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Sexual Violence Victimization Rate
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Invasive Sexual Violence Victimization Rate
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Rape Victimization Rate
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Forcible Sodomy Victimization Rate
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Sexual Assault w Object Victimization Rate
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Forcible Fondling Victimization Rate
0
1
2
3
4
5
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Sexual Violence Against Children Victimization Rate
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Sexual Violence Against Adults Victimization Rate
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Family Sexual Violence Victimization Rate
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Known Victim/Offender Sexual Violence Victimization Rate
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Marital Sexual Violence Victimization Rate
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Romantic Partner Sexual Victimization Rate
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Sexual Victimization by Strangers Rate
0.00
0.25
0.50
0.75
1.00
1.25
1.50
1.75
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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County Rankings - 2009
• Greenville County reported the most sexual violence victims, Dillon County had the highest sexual violence rate.
• Greenville County reported the most invasive sexual violence victims, Clarendon County had the highest invasive sexual victimization rate.
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County Information
For information about sexual violence in a specific county, please see the full report starting on page 100, with the counties following in alphabetical order. Each county has a three page profile consisting of sexual violence victimization trends and victim information during the 2005 to 2009 time period.
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Key Findings
• All statewide indicators of sexual violence victimization declined from 2005 – 2009.
• Children, especially girls, were at a disproportionately high risk of sexual violent victimization.
• Victim age is a key factor in understanding sexual violence.
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Key Findings
• Victim age is a key factor.• Children constitute a majority of
sexual violence victims and have higher victimization rates.
• Victimization of children and adults varies in terms of time, place and victim/offender relationship.
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QUESTIONS?
• The full report, By Force and Without Consent: A Five Year Overview of Sexual Violence in South Carolina 2005 – 2009 is available online at: http://www.scdps.org/ojp/stats/index.html
• Or you may email questions to: [email protected]