Evidence-Based Advocacy
The data behind the silence.
Every number here represents a personal account of sexual assault. These statistics are drawn directly from survivor submissions to the Jane Doe Collective — real voices demanding to be counted.
National context
From RAINN and the U.S. Department of Justice
63%
of sexual assaults are never reported to police
Source: RAINN
5
of every 1,000 sexual assaults lead to incarceration
Source: RAINN / DOJ
8 in 10
of survivors know their perpetrator
Source: RAINN
17
average age of a sexual assault survivor
Source: RAINN
Submissions to date
Approved stories in our database
The reporting gap
How many incidents were reported, charged, and convicted
By state
Top 10 states by submission count
Who is affected
Demographics from survivors who chose to share
Age range at time of incident
Gender identity
Relationship to perpetrator
Incidents over time
Year the incident occurred, as reported by survivors
Your story changes this data.
Every submission makes our picture of this crisis more complete — and more impossible to ignore.
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