Federal & State Statistics

Federal Statistics
  • According to U.S. Department of Justice, somewhere in America a woman is raped every 2 minutes.
  • In 1996, 307,000 women were the victim of sexual assault, attempted rape, or rape.
  • 2/3 of rape victims are under the age of 18.
  • 29% of female victims reported that the offender was a stranger.
  • 81% of rape victims are white, 18% black, 1% are of other races.
  • Those with household income under $7,500 are twice as likely to be raped.
  • The incidence of rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault decreased more than 17% between '95 & '96.
  • Women annually reported about 500,000 rapes and sexual assaults.


Idaho Statistics
Attempts to rape are included in this category. Statutory rape (without force) is not included, having a classification of its own.

Forcible Rape 2003
  • 517 Forcible Rapes
  • 3.4% Change from 2002
  • 126 total arrests


    • The following table displays the 2003 Idaho Statistics broken down by race, sex, adult, and juvenile.

    Crime Race Sex Numbers
    Rape White Female Adult 277
    Rape White Female Juvenile 216
    Rape Black Female Adult 1
    Rape Black Female Juvenile 1
    Rape Asian Female Adult 2
    Rape Indian Female Juvenile 1
    Rape Asian Female Adult 2
    Rape Unknown Female Adult 6
    Rape Unknown Female Juvenile 5

    2003 Relationship of Victim to the Offender
    Acquaintance 30.9%
    Intimate Partner 15.9%
    Otherwise Known 9.4%
    Family Relationship 8.7%
    Friend 8.2%

    Forcible Rape 5 Year Trend
    1999 425
    2000 386
    2001 424
    2002 5000
    2003 517

Statistics via the 2003 Crime In Idaho Report on www.isp.state.id.us