... here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/sexual_assault_report_1-21-14.pdf
Thirty-eight pages. It's worth reading.
A few excerpts:
An overview of the problem:
Women and girls are the vast majority of victims: nearly 1 in 5 women – or nearly 22 million – have been raped in their lifetimes.
Men and boys, however, are also at risk: 1 in 71 men – or almost 1.6 million – have been raped during their lives.
and
The Economic Costs. Although the economic costs of rape and sexual assault are hard to quantify and the data is limited, the existing research indicates that the costs are great. Various research studies have examined the quantifiable cost per rape, accounting for such costs as medical and victim services, loss of productivity, and law enforcement resources. Researchers also generally agree that intangible costs, such as decreased quality of life, though difficult to monetize, are also a necessary part of the cost calculus for sexual assault. (Many researchers, in fact, believe the intangible costs are especially high in cases of sexual assault, due to the serious physical and mental health consequences for survivors.) Each of the studies we examined used a somewhat different methodology, but all found the costs to be significant – ranging from $87,000 to $240,776 per rape.
Clearly, the true impact of a rape is the consequence...physical, mental, emotional...for the survivor. However, 'monetizeation' does give the problem a concrete perspective. If this country is willing to absorb the cost somewhere between
2.03 and 5.61 trillion dollars for the societal impact of the of 23.3 million rape victims, then a substantial effort for prevention, education, and correction is a good investment for our future.
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