Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-raja!merrill From: merrill@raja.DEC Newsgroups: net.women Subject: rape statistics Message-ID: <1181@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 10:32:00 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.1181 Posted: Thu Oct 31 10:32:00 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 2-Nov-85 03:26:37 EST Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 8 If you read the FBI Crime report for the year, multiply by 30 (years per generation) and divide by the number of women you should come close to 25%, BUT many women DO get raped multiple times but that data is not available generally. Sooo I would credit the 1 in 10 number more than the 1 in 5 number.