Therefore, data held by the police can only provide a partial picture of the actual level of crime experienced. Sexual offences are often hidden crimes that are not reported to the police. When combining data from the years ending March 2017 and March 2020, the 16 to 59 years age range is therefore used. The age range for respondents eligible for the self-completion modules of the CSEW was changed in April 2017, from adults aged 16 to 59 years to adults aged 16 to 74 years.Over half (54%) said the perpetrator used physical force, such as holding them down, to make them have sex with them, and 6% said the perpetrator had threatened to kill them Nearly one in ten (9%) were victimised on the street, in a car park, park, or another open public space compared with over one-third (37%) in their own home More than four in ten (44%) were victimised by their partner or ex-partner Of victims who experienced sexual assault by rape or penetration (including attempts) since the age of 16 years:Īlmost half (49%) had been a victim more than onceįewer than one in six (16%) reported the assault to the police and of those that told someone but not the police, 40% stated embarrassment as a reason, 38% did not think the police could help, and 34% thought it would be humiliating Analysis of the nature of these assaults uses CSEW data from the years ending March 2017 and March 2020 combined and is limited to adults aged 16 to 59 years. The year ending March 2020 Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) estimated that 1.6 million adults aged 16 to 74 years had experienced sexual assault by rape or penetration (including attempts) since the age of 16 years.
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