rape statistics rape statistics statistics on rape and other sexual assaults are commonly available in industrialized countries, and have become better documented throughout the world. inconsistent definitions of rape, different rates of reporting, recording, prosecution and conviction for rape can create controversial statistical disparities, and lead to accusations that many rape statistics are unreliable or misleading. rape types acquaintance rape campus rape corrective rape lgbt victims date rape gang rape genocidal rape gray rape live streaming rape marital rape prison rape rape chant serial rape statutory rape unacknowledged rape rape by deception effects and motivations effects and aftermath pregnancy from rape rape trauma syndrome causes post-assault mistreatment weinstein effect sociobiological theories rape culture by country afghanistan belgium china democratic republic of the congo egypt finland france germany india pakistan papua new guinea philippines saudi arabia south 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reasons for not reporting rape differ across countries. they may include fear of retaliation, uncertainty about whether a crime was committed or if the offender intended harm, not wanting others to know about the rape, not wanting the offender to get in trouble, fear of prosecution (e.g. due to laws against premarital sex), and doubt in local law enforcement. a united nations statistical report compiled from government sources showed that more than 250,000 cases of rape or attempted rape were recorded by police annually. the reported data covered 65 countries. in a survey by united nations, 23% of italian women suffered sexual violence in their lifetimes, 3.3% had experienced attempted rape and 2.3% had experienced rape. research reported rape rates per 100,000 population 2010–2012 in a recent survey of schoolgirls in lusaka, zambia, 53% reported that girls in their school have experienced sexual harassment. most rape research and reporting to date has been limited to male-female forms of rape. research on male-male and female-male is beginning to be done. however, almost no research has been done on female-female rape, though women can be charged with rape in a few jurisdictions. a few books, such as violent betrayal: partner abuse in lesbian relationships by dr. claire m. renzetti, no more secrets: violence in lesbian relationships by janice ristock, and woman-to-woman sexual violence: does she call it rape? by lori b. girshick also cover the topic of rape of women by other women. by country this table indicates the number of, and per capita cases of recorded rape by country. it does not, and of course cannot, include cases of rape which go unreported or unrecorded. it does not specify whether recorded means reported, brought to trial, or convicted. each entry is based on that country's definition of rape, which varies widely throughout the world. the list does not include the estimated rape statistics of the countries, per year, such as south africa having 500,000 rapes per year, china having 31,833 rapes a year, egypt having more than 20,000 rapes a year, and the united kingdom at 85,000 rapes a year. rape at the national level, number of police-recorded offences, in per 100,000 inhabitants total count rate per 100,000 population country/territory 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 kenya1440136512918767358474.13.83.52.31.92.1 mauritius53403864776957514.33.23.05.16.05.44.43.9 mozambique10264464147440.50.30.20.20.20.2 uganda054973275059915366197092.02.02.62.62.04.91.92.1 zimbabwe38584997479049674762318630.639.738.139.638.225.6 cameroon4515555925804472.73.23.43.22.4 algeria7236303764958368122.31.91.11.52.52.4 morocco61845347510631215113015072.11.51.63.53.93.64.8 sudan11892.9 botswana1754186588.592.9 lesotho17971878177785.388.382.7 swaziland78584972.177.5 guinea921.0 senegal3011591674167106932.81.41.53.55.95.6 sierra leone135792.51.4 bahamas87721351181097827.222.241.135.432.222.7 barbados6824.9 grenada23223031573222.421.429.029.954.830.6 jamaica69566825.524.4 saint kitts and nevis161530.928.6 saint vincent and the grenadines6687506036542860.880.045.955.033.049.425.6 trinidad and tobago30533425931723624723.325.419.623.917.718.5 belize4844302117.115.39.86.7 costa rica576600543485168513.814.212.611.136.7 el salvador1185114075668119.618.812.311.0 guatemala3633142893183854012.92.52.22.42.82.9 mexico1365013550138941419914078148501499313.012.712.913.012.713.313.2 nicaragua13221524182924.427.731.6 panama *629771792855713809996*19.823.824.025.520.923.428.3* argentina31543264327633678.28.48.38.5 bolivia11371137143715961989258712.412.215.216.620.426.1 chile16581845197420341980223310.411.412.112.411.913.3 colombia11882627334733793380354031492.86.17.77.67.57.86.8 ecuador148812461499148422.99.411.210.9 guyana621178.215.5 paraguay3873596.66.0 peru599157216268656972087560675122.321.022.723.625.626.623.5 suriname18622338.245.2 uruguay2973278.99.8 bermuda364356.667.3 canada5315875655705284904715761.71.81.81.71.61.51.41.7 united states of america938839508994347944729299990750892418476732.232.331.831.530.629.829.027.3 kazakhstan158315841514129810.410.39.88.3 kyrgyzstan2962782982713003033033145.95.55.95.35.85.85.75.9 tajikistan5354564755360.80.80.90.70.80.5 turkmenistan373627270.80.80.60.6 hong kong709299961071051361121.01.41.51.41.61.51.91.6 japan247221762076194817661582140212892.01.71.61.51.41.31.11.0 mongolia38637832031435535433234215.515.012.612.213.513.312.212.4 republic of korea5899632112.713.513.6 brunei darussalam242624286.97.36.67.6 philippines30842918296225842409258558133.73.53.53.02.72.96.3 singapore1101031241182.72.52.92.7 thailand5071530851524641467646367.67.97.66.86.86.7 bangladesh112111627.87.82 india35424026472150455446536854840.320.350.410.430.460.440.45 maldives21590.70.31.62.9 nepal1912100.70.8 sri lanka137814327.17.3 armenia3915751515110.10.30.50.20.20.50.50.4 azerbaijan49254435342535160.60.30.50.40.40.30.40.2 bahrain1927251721362.94.03.42.12.33.4 cyprus324139291934273.24.03.82.81.83.22.5 georgia526214116715610084821.11.43.13.83.52.31.91.9 israel1319122312911270124320.418.519.118.417.5 jordan781101.52.0 kuwait981081251371201194.54.85.35.64.74.5 lebanon39191.00.5 palestinian territory85981052.52.83.0 oman1321835.26.9 qatar11131.71.8 syrian arab republic131971351121251560.70.50.70.60.60.8 turkey1604163816941783114810712.42.42.52.61.61.5 united arab emirates445262721.31.41.51.5 yemen95951251581760.50.40.60.70.8 belarus4323864833533362402184.43.94.93.63.52.52.3 bulgaria6115294033102252622462117.86.85.24.02.93.53.32.8 czech republic6466875965306375294806.36.75.85.26.25.14.6 hungary5352672642062152142282465.32.62.62.02.12.12.32.5 poland232221761987200118271611153015676.15.75.25.24.84.24.04.1 republic of moldova2722972802682813062643687.07.87.47.27.78.47.310.3 romania983953101311161047101610074.54.44.75.14.84.74.7 russian federation818588489222887170386208539849075.66.16.46.24.94.33.83.4 slovakia2332242001741821521424.34.13.73.23.42.82.6 ukraine10489649249938788807586352.22.02.02.11.91.91.71.4 denmark4725624755274923964008.810.48.89.79.07.26.4 estonia107121179153122160124817.99.013.311.49.111.99.26.0 finland57359559361373991566081811.011.411.311.614.017.212.415.2 iceland6951757287687823.817.425.323.928.521.924.7 ireland3704094513713573483774799.210.010.88.88.38.08.510.7 latvia1233192511299310069785.313.810.95.64.14.43.13.5 lithuania2782602652532001641492088.17.67.87.45.94.94.56.3 norway70673979884094594499893815.516.117.318.020.019.820.619.2 sweden2235226137874208474954465937596025.025.241.946.351.859.063.863.5 united kingdom (scotland)79490097592290882188415.717.719.118.017.715.917.0 albania4940413934241.61.31.31.21.10.7 andorra22012.52.40.01.2 bosnia and herzegovina3940443529461.01.11.20.90.81.2 croatia2131651421871621881291414.83.73.24.23.74.32.93.2 greece2312401771821852322132152.12.21.61.61.62.11.91.9 italy27443734402045134.76.46.97.6 malta *111371710191211*2.73.21.74.12.44.62.92.6* montenegro8111.31.8 portugal3923383653413053143774243.73.23.53.22.93.03.54.0 serbia89115105123111720.91.21.11.21.10.7 slovenia70875855975779633.54.42.92.74.82.83.93.1 spain2140210225302437205115784.94.85.75.44.53.4 republic of north macedonia931034.65.0 austria6876787007106937798758.48.28.58.58.39.310.4 belgium2850294430293194323231262953299127.728.429.130.530.729.527.727.9 france10408105069993978410132102771010817.317.316.415.916.416.516.2 germany8766883181338118751172927314772410.610.79.99.89.18.88.99.4 liechtenstein014213000.02.911.55.72.88.40.00.0 luxembourg4044578.69.211.7 monaco1322.88.55.7 netherlands1700180024852385209519201850153010.511.115.214.612.711.611.29.2 switzerland *547573646639648612666543*7.57.88.78.68.68.18.77.1* australia63826343637829.729.028.6 new zealand9941183114311301128112924.028.327.026.426.125.8 south africa46647482599495.9 solomon islands1706579615637.213.816.412.311.00 * changes in definitions and/or counting rules are reported by the member state to indicate a break in the time series. as reference and verification of the mentioned numbers for the eu-27 could be used: "violence against women: an eu-wide survey – main results" published in 2014 - table 2.1: women who have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by current and/or previous partner, or by any other person since the age of 15, by eu member state (%) and table 2.7: women who have experienced various forms of sexual violence by a partner or other persons since the age of 15 (%) - fra gender-based violence against women survey dataset, 2012 policy and statistics by country a map of the world showing a composite index about rape of women in 2018, data by womanstats project. rape is not a major problem in this society rape is a problem in this society rape is a significant problem in this society rape is a major problem in this society rape is endemic in this society no data afghanistan rape in afghanistan is a crime which can be legally prosecuted, but in practice it is very rarely reported, because of the immense risks that women face if they report it. rape victims in the country face a double risk of being subjected to violence: on one hand they can become victims of honour killings perpetrated by their families. in 2011, afghanistan made international news in regard to the story of a woman who was raped by a man, jailed for adultery, gave birth to a child in jail, and was then subsequently pardoned by president hamid karzai, and in the end married the man who raped her. in 2012, afghanistan recorded 240 cases of honour killings and 160 cases of rape, but the number for both honour killings and rapes. in 2013, in eastern ghazni, a man attacked a woman and attempted to rape her, and as a result the relatives of the woman killed both the woman and the man in an honour killing. in afghanistan, crimes such as adultery, rape and trafficking are often conflated with each other, and it is generally not acceptable for a woman and a man to be alone together (unless married or related), and if this happens the response can be very violent: an afghan medical doctor and his female patient were attacked by an angry mob who threw stones at them after the two were discovered in his private examining room without a chaperon. recently, the security forces have been also alleged to rape children in the country. algeria article 336 of the penal code stipulates that rape is a punishable offence, but does not give a definition of rape, as this is left to the courts. the lack of a clear definition of rape in algerian law makes it difficult for women to report the act and seek legal remedies. the hassi messaoud was reported in 2001, 2005, and 2010 to sexually assault, traffic, and abuse women. there have been continuous allegations that during the algerian war french troops had engaged in acts of torture and rape against algerians. australia non-consensual sexual penetration is termed "rape" in victoria, queensland, south australia, and tasmania; "sexual assault" in new south wales; "sexual intercourse without consent" in the act and the northern territory; "sexual penetration without consent" in western australia. all these offences are gender neutral and applicable in marriage. the laws in australia have evolved from the english common law offence of rape, but have gradually changed, especially in the late 20th century. in australia the reported rape rate per 100,000 people is relatively high, although it is in a decreasing trend, coming down from 91.6 in 2003 to 28.6 in 2010. this stands in contrast to reported rape rate of 1.2 per 100,000 in japan, 1.8 per 100,000 in india, 4.6 rapes per 100,000 in bahrain, 12.3 per 100,000 in mexico, 24.1 per 100,000 in united kingdom, 28.6 per 100,000 in united states, 66.5 per 100,000 in sweden. during the 12 months prior to interview in 2011–12, an estimated 51,200 (0.3%) australians aged 18 years and over were a victim of sexual assault. almost a third (30%) of victims of sexual assault had the most recent incident they experienced reported to the police. the australian women's safety survey conducted by the bureau of statistics in 1996 involved a random sample of 6,300 women aged 18 and over. it produced incidence finding of 1.9 per cent for sexual assault in the previous 12 months. men who are known to the woman accounted for over two-thirds of assailants (68%). only 15% of the assaulted women in the sample reported to the police. bangladesh bangladesh has received criticism for its employment of the "two-finger test" in rape investigations. this test consists of a physical examination of women who report rape during which a doctor inserts two fingers in the woman's vagina to determine whether the woman is "habituated to sex". this examination has its origin in the country's british colonial-era laws dating back to 1872. this deters many women from reporting rape. more than 100 experts, including doctors, lawyers, police, and women's rights activists, signed a joint statement in 2013 asking for the test, which they called "demeaning", to be abolished, as it "does not provide any evidence that is relevant to proving the offence." on 12 april 2018 bangladesh high court banned the "two-finger test" on the ground that the tests have no scientific merit or evidential value. between the years of 2010 and 2013, the united nations multi-country study on men and violence asked men in rural and urban bangladesh if they had forced a woman to have sex at any point in their lives. 14.1% of men in rural bangladesh and 9.5% of men in urban bangladesh said yes (10% averaged). 2.7% of men in rural bangladesh and 0.5% (6/1252) in urban bangladesh had raped in the past year. in rural bangladesh 41.4% of rapists perpetrated more than once, 3.7% had four or more victims, and 40% first raped as a teenager. 82% of rural bangladeshi and 79% of urban bangladeshi men cited entitlement as their reason for rape. 61.2% of urban bangladeshi men who had raped did not feel guilty or worried afterwards, and 95.1% experienced no legal consequences. 3.7% of men in rural bangladesh had raped another man. 89.2% of urban bangladeshi men agreed to the statement "if a woman doesn't physically fight back, it's not rape." belgium in 2008, the incidence of rapes recorded by the police was 26.3 per 100,000 people, according to data by unodc. rape in belgium is defined by article 375 of the penal code as "any act of sexual penetration, of whatever sort and by whatever means, committed on a non-consenting person". marital rape is also illegal under this law. apart from criminal proceedings, committing marital rape has also consequences in a divorce case. the new amendments of the civil code regulating marriage and divorce, that came into effect in september 2007, state that any of the spouses, following a divorce, may receive alimony if they need the money; but a spouse who has committed rape or other violent crimes against the other spouse cannot receive alimony.