460,000: Estimated number of sexual assaults that take place each year in Canada
90%: Proportion of those assaults that are unreported
12: Number of incidents for which charges are laid for every 1,000 sexual assaults that occur
3: Number of convictions for every 1,000 sexual assaults that occur
300: The median number of days it takes for a sexual assault case to make its way through the judicial system in Canada. (Only murder and attempted murder take longer)
90%: Proportion of female sex assault victims. (Women are 11 times more likely than men to be a victim of a sexual offence)
3 out of 4: Proportion of women who were sexually assaulted in 2011 who knew their attacker
1 out of 4: Proportion of sexual assaults against women that are committed by a stranger
Source: Statistics Canada
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