What is
Sexual Assault
Sexual Assault refers to any unwanted sexual contact or behavior that occurs without clear, voluntary consent. This can include actions such as coercion, force, manipulation, or situations where someone is unable to give consent due to age, disability, or incapacitation. Sexual assault can take many forms, including rape, attempted rape, groping, or non-consensual sexual touching.
Did you know?
Every 68 seconds…
…someone in the United States is sexually assaulted.
Every 9 minutes…
…a child is a victim of sexual assualt
One in five women…
…and one in 71 men will be sexually assaulted at some point in their lives.
Women who reported sexual violence…
…other than rape during their lifetimes were 46.4% lesbians, 74.9% bisexual women and 43.3% heterosexual.
Men who reported sexual violence…
…other than rape during their lifetimes were 40.2% gay men, 47.4% bisexual men and 20.8% heterosexual.
Nearly one in 10 women…
…have been assaulted by an intimate partner in her lifetime, including completed forced penetration, attempted forced penetration or alcohol/drug-facilitated completed penetration. Approximately one in 45 men has been made to penetrate an intimate partner during his lifetime.
91% of the victims of rape…
…and sexual assault are female, and 9% are male.
In eight out of 10 cases…
…the victim knew the person who sexually assaulted them.
Work related…
…sexual assault are 8% of incidents of rape.
Rape is the most under-reported crime.
63% of sexual assaults are not reported to police.
On Campus
1 in 5 women…
…and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted while in college.
Victims do not report…
…more than 90% of sexual assault occurrences on college campus.
63.3% of men…
…who self-reported acts qualifying as rape or attempted rape admitted to committing repeat offenses in one university study.
Arizona Resources
Find Domestic Violence Programs in your area.
Northern Arizona
Against Abuse – Casa Grande
Alice’s Place – Winslow
Ama Doo Alchini Bighan – Chinle
Catholic Charities Community Services – Flagstaff
Flagstaff Shelter Services – Flagstaff
Gila County Safe Home – Globe
Hope Cottage – Flagstaff
Mount Graham Safe House – Safford
New Hope Ranch – St. Johns
Northland Family Help Center – Flagstaff
Page Regional Domestic Violence Services – Page
White Mountain S.A.F.E. House – Pinetop
Eastern Arizona
Emerge! Center Against DV – Tucson
Forgach House – Sierra Vista
House of Hope – Douglas
Southern Arizona
Genesis House Shelter – Green Valley
Mariposa Wings to Safety – Nogales
Our House/Nuestra Casa – Nogales
Tohono O’odham Nation Domestic Violence Program
Western Arizona
Amberly’s Place – Yuma
Arizona Child and Family Advocacy Network – Prescott
Colorado River Regional Crisis Shelter – Parker
Kingman Aid to Abused People – Kingman
Peach Springs DV Shelter – Peach Springs
Safe House – Bullhead City
Safe House Shelter – Yuma
Time Out, Inc. – Payson
Central Arizona
DeColores – Phoenix
MOMA’s House – Laveen Village
Sojourner Center – Phoenix
The Salvation Army Elim House Domestic Violence Shelter – Phoenix
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation DV Program – Fort McDowell
Verde Valley Sanctuary – Sedona
A New Leaf’s Faith House – Glendale
Eve’s Place – Peoria
New Life Center – Goodyear
Purple Ribbon Council to Prevent Domestic Abuse – Peoria
A New Leaf – Mesa
Autumn House Domestic Violence Shelter – Mesa
DOVES (Domestic Older Victims Empower and Safety) – Phoenix
My Sister’s Place – Chandler
Shelter Without Walls – Phoenix
Chrysalis – Phoenix
24 Hour Crisis Helpline
In case of emergency, call 911
Amberly’s Place is a “victim friendly” advocacy center with a crisis response team that annually serves over 3,000 victims of child molestation, child abuse, child sex trafficking, domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse. Amberly’s Place provides on-call, on-scene crisis intervention, emergency needs, legal advocacy support, forensic interviews, and forensic medical exams.