15-35. | Reduce the annual rate of rape or attempted rape. |
Target: 0.7 rapes or attempted rapes per 1,000 persons.
Baseline: 0.8 rapes or attempted rapes per 1,000 persons aged 12 years and older occurred in 1998.
Target setting method: Better than the best.
Data source: National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.
|
Persons Aged 12 Years and Older, 1998 |
Rape or Attempted Rape |
|
Rate per 1,000 |
|
|
TOTAL |
0.8 |
|
Race and ethnicity |
|
|
Other (Asian/Pacific Islander and
American |
DNA |
|
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander |
DNC |
|
Black or African American |
DSU |
|
White |
0.8 |
|
|
|
|
Hispanic or Latino |
DSU |
|
Not Hispanic or Latino |
0.8 |
|
Black or African American |
DSU |
|
White |
DSU |
|
Gender |
|
|
Female |
1.4 |
|
Male |
DSU |
|
Education level |
|
|
Less than high school |
DNA |
|
High school graduate |
DNA |
|
At least some college |
DNA |
|
Sexual orientation |
DNC |
|
Select populations |
|
|
Age groups |
|
|
Adolescents aged 12 to 15 years |
DSU |
|
Adolescents aged 16 to 19 years |
DSU |
|
Young adults aged 20 to 24 years |
3.4 |
DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.