According to wikipedia - Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without that person's consent. The term rape has its origination from the latin word "repere" meaning "To snatch, grab, carry off" rape assaults have been too common in our world today, that it can no longer be overlooked. According to a large number of people interviewed on the causes of rape, some say rape can be caused by some factors including: Excessive porn viewing, indecent dressing, cultism, peer pressure, drug abuse, etcetera. even though all these seem to be correct, I still think rape cases will be on the decline if we have more individuals with moral values and self control
Just as the country name implies, South Africa is located in the southern part of Africa, and is said to be among the top countries with rape crimes in the world. Research has it that an estimate of 500,000 rape cases are recorded every year in South Africa. Other South African rape stats include:
1. Recorded 15% of children under the age of 11 that are rape victims.
2. 4% of men have been raped by other men
3. Tears Foundation and Medical Research Council says 50% of South African children will be abused before the age 18.
4. Research has it that there were 24,892 rape cases and attempted rapes of children under 18years of age
Sweden is a western european country, and is considered to be the country with the second highest number of rapes. 1 out of every 4 Swedish woman ends up a rape victim.
According to the English ministry of justice, Approximately 85,000 of rape assaults are reported every year. 12,000 males and 73,000 females. The same report went ahead to record that 1 in every 5 women has experienced some form of sexual violence since age 16.
India is the second most populous nation in the world, with a population of over 1.2 billion people, rape assaults skyrocketed from 24,923 to 33,707 in 2013 affecting mostly individuals within age 18 and 30. It is also recorded that a woman is being raped after every 20minutes in india.
Madhya Pradesh reported the highest number of rape assaults out of all the states in india, with an average record of 11 rape assaults perday. Some of the statistics include: