Sexual assault statistics for the community, state and nation

By: Chad L. Hutchison
Issue date: 2/16/06 Section: The Studio

I decided to drop my review section of The Studio and devote some of my page to something I thought as a little more important. A lot of people may think, "Wow this kid is taking it a little far." I don't care for those people who may think that. Sexual abuse is something that does not get talked about enough. Many people don't know enough about what happens to people who are sexually abused. People don't know how much, and how many people it affects. Every woman I know that is my age has or has had an obscene phone caller in their life. Someone that calls with an unknown number and just whispers in the phone. If you are one of those people then you are a bad person. You need to be castrated.Christian philosophy says hate the sin, not the sinner. For every other sin I seem to master this; but I still seem to hate a sexual abuser. I pray though for both the rapist and his victim. I pray the victims will get through their own life. I pray the rapists will see the harm they are committing to other people and change their ways. Here are a few informative stats. Go see The Vagina Monologues too.The CommunityThere were a total of four reported rapes on Eastern's campus in 2004.There are a total of 55 registered sexual offenders living in Madison County and 31 live inside Richmond. The majority of these crimes are against children.There are a total of 254 registered offenders living in Lexington. According to a report done in 2001 by the National Institute of Justice, only 5 percent of completed or attempted rapes of college students are reported.The StateAccording to the State police 1,257 rapes were reported in Kentucky during 2004.Three rapes were reported at Northern Kentucky University during 2004.Six rapes were reported at Murray State in 2004.A total of nine rapes were reported at The University of Kentucky in 2004.*All stats for colleges were taken from that school's web site and crime reports.The NationAccording to the FBI, every 5.6 minutes a forcible rape occurs in the nation.Rapes were up one percent in the nation in 2004, compared to 2003.In 2004, there were nearly 95,000 rapes reported in the United States.Want more in depth info or to know the address of a convicted sexual offender?www.familywatchdog.uswww.kspsor.state.ky.uswww.fbi.gov