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From: edhall@randvax.ARPA (Ed Hall)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: References for los Angeles rape statistics.
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Date: Tue, 28-Feb-84 18:24:31 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 28 18:24:31 1984
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I think that what I said was that one out of three women in Los Angeles
will be raped in her lifetime, *not* that one out of three had already
been raped.

To give you an idea of the problem I've been having in getting
statistics, the LA Times, within the past week or two, published
a one out of ten chance for women nationwide and a one out
of seven chance in LA.  This was contradicted by its statement
that the rape rate in LA was two or three times the national
average; a little arithmetic shows that at least one of these
numbers is wrong.

I've found several other references, and they seem to offer divergent
estimates of the problem.  But I'll present some for the net, and I
hope soon.

I have a friend who is an expert on family violence and violence
against women.  She has her PhD in sociology, has written several
books (more scholarly than popular), and more than once has testified
before the US Congress on the problem of family violence.  I'm waiting
to get her opinion on the various statistics around, along with her
own opinions on the problem.  She is usually incredibly busy, with
several publications in development and a heavy teaching schedule,
and we haven't managed to connect yet.

		-Ed Hall
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