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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)

5. If you read the article, how did you miss this?....

Reply to donkeypoofed (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 07:52 PM

Oct 2018

Almost 9 out of every 10 sexual assault victims experience some level of distress, with 46 percent experiencing severe distress — a higher number than we see among victims of robbery or aggravated assault, according to an analysis by Justice Department statisticians Lynn Langton and Jennifer Truman of 2009-2012 figures from the massive annual crime victimization survey mentioned above. Other sources place the figure even higher.

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