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The statistics for these types of sexual victimization were in 2011, for the 12 months preceding the survey: | The statistics for these types of sexual victimization were in 2011, for the 12 months preceding the survey: | ||
* 1.6% of women | * 1.6% of women were raped by a perpetrator. (An insignificant number of men were raped.) | ||
* 1.7% of men | * 1.7% of men were made to penetrate a perpetrator. (An insignificant number of women were forced to penetrate.) | ||
By comparison, in 2010, for the 12 months preceding the survey: | By comparison, in 2010, for the 12 months preceding the survey: | ||
* 1.1% of women | * 1.1% of women were raped by a perpetrator. (An insignificant number of men were raped.) | ||
* 1.1% of men | * 1.1% of men were made to penetrate a perpetrator. (An insignificant number of women were forced to penetrate.) | ||
This data suggests that on an annual basis, men are equally likely as women to be forced into sexual activity when the definitions that are used are appropriate for each gender and the definition of the crime is not skewed so only men can legally be considered "rapists." | This data suggests that on an annual basis, men are equally likely as women to be forced into sexual activity when the definitions that are used are appropriate for each gender and the definition of the crime is not skewed so only men can legally be considered "rapists." Furthermore, these statistics do not take into account the [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2449454/More-men-raped-US-women-including-prison-sexual-abuse.html hundreds of thousands of US men who are raped each year in prisons.] | ||
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