i have tried to explain this to some male friends, and tried to explain how much that compounds my fear of being assaulted (again). i mean, really. i don't think i could face being disbelieved you know? and yet i understand that the statistics on false reporting of rape (not, e.g. mistaken identity cases - a pretty common problem with all serious crimes; in these cases there WAS STILL A RAPE, something that some people seem to have problems understanding) are about the same as for all serious crimes against the person, somewhere around 2%. i.e. pretty damn low.
and the conviction rate for reported rapes is what, 5%? and they think only one in twenty cases are even reported? and - yeah. really, what is the point?
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Date: 2007-05-24 03:40 pm (UTC)and the conviction rate for reported rapes is what, 5%? and they think only one in twenty cases are even reported? and - yeah. really, what is the point?