This statistic displays the estimated number of individuals who experienced sexual assault, including attempted sexual assault, since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender. In this year, women experienced more than five times as many incidences of sexual assault than men, since the age of 16. There were an estimated 3.3 million incidences of sexual assault against women since they were 16 years old, whilst there were an estimated 582 thousand incidences against men since they were 16 years old.
Estimated number of victims sexual assault, including attempted sexual assault, since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 9, 2017). Estimated number of victims sexual assault, including attempted sexual assault, since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/763947/victims-of-sexual-assault-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated number of victims sexual assault, including attempted sexual assault, since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s) ." Chart. February 9, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763947/victims-of-sexual-assault-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2017). Estimated number of victims sexual assault, including attempted sexual assault, since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763947/victims-of-sexual-assault-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated Number of Victims Sexual Assault, including Attempted Sexual Assault, since The Age of 16 in The United Kingdom in 2016, by Gender (in 1,000s) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763947/victims-of-sexual-assault-abuse-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Estimated number of victims sexual assault, including attempted sexual assault, since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763947/victims-of-sexual-assault-abuse-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Estimated number of victims sexual assault, including attempted sexual assault, since the age of 16 in the United Kingdom in 2016, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 9, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/763947/victims-of-sexual-assault-abuse-in-the-uk/