1. Understanding Sex Offenders: An Introductory Curriculum
   • Section 2: The Nature and Scope of Sex Offending
2. Incidence and Prevalence
   • 302,100 women and 92,700 men are forcibly raped in the U.S. each year.
   • 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men in the U.S. have experienced rape.
   • 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 7 boys have been sexually assaulted.
3. Age of Victims
4. Gender of Victims
5. Age of Victims by Gender
6. Victim/Offender Relationship by Age
7. Reporting Rates
8. Reasons for Not Reporting
   • Belief that nothing can be done
   • Fear of or care for the offender
   • Consider the assault a private matter
   • Self–blame, or worry that others will blame them
   • Fear that others will not believe them
   • Unsure about what happened
9. Arrests of Sex Offenders
   • 26,066 arrests for forcible rape
   • 90,913 for other sex offenses
10. Arrests by Age
11. Arrests by Sex
12. Arrests by Offense Type
13. Convicted Sex Offenders
    • Comprise 10 to 30% of our prison populations
    • 150,000 incarcerated throughout the country
    • 170,000 are under the authority of correctional agencies
14. Undetected Offenses
    • Sex crimes for which offenders are arrested may not be their first or only crime.
    • Crossover potential exists also:
      • Some incest offenders may offend outside the family.
      • Some non-incest offenders may offend within the family.
      • Some child molesters may rape adults.
      • Some rapists may molest children.
15. Observed Recidivism Rates Over Time
16. Recidivism Rates by Type of Sex Offender
17. Recidivism Rates: Previous Conviction vs. No Previous Conviction