stalking, harassment and lgbt facts

• 50% of stalking victims are younger than 30 years old
• 1 in 8 stalking victims reported losing time at work because of stalking incidents
• 76% of women killed by their intimate partners were stalked by their partners beforehand

http://www.safehorizon.org/page/facts-about-stalking-26.html

• 1 in 4 stalking victims reports that some form of cyberstalking was used against them, such as email (83% of all cyberstalking victims) or instant messaging (35%)

http://www.caepv.org/getinfo/facts_stats.php?factsec=9

• A recent study by the CDC reveals that in the US 1 in 6 women (16.2%) and 1 in 19 men (5.2%) have been victims of stalking
• The amount of time lost from work due to stalking ranged from 5-25 days

http://www.workplacesrespond.org/learn/the-facts/the-facts-on-workplace-and-stalking

• 11% of stalking victims have been stalked for over 5 years

https://victimsofcrime.org/our-programs/stalking-resource-center/stalking-information

• 5% of sexual assaults on college campuses are reported
• 40% of rape survivors develop sexually transmitted diseases as a result of sexual assault
• A 3rd of women who are raped as minors are also also raped as adults
• Rape survivors are 13 times more likely to attempt suicide than are people who haven't been victims of a crime

https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-sexual-assault

• In a 1992 survey of girls in grades 2-12, 89% of the respondents said they've been targets of unwanted sexual gestures, looks, or comments

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0767507.html

• 2013 study of 93,000 LGBQT individuals in the European Union found that half avoided public spaces sometimes due of street harassment and most reported high levels of fear in locations like restaurants, public transportation, streets, parking lots and parks

http://www.stopstreetharassment.org/resources/statistics/

• 43% of gay and lesbian people and 90% of trans people, have experienced harassment or discrimination
• 40% of homeless kids identify as LGBT
• Gay, lesbian and bisexual kids are 4 times more likely to attempt suicide than straight kids
• The buying power of the LGBT community's estimated at $830B

http://www.friendfactor.org/lgbt-fast-facts/