Acquaintance and Date Rape

Acquaintance rape is a sexual assault crime committed by someone whom the survivor knows. It is also called date rape if the crime happens on a date. Being forced into having sex - even if it's by someone you know - is still RAPE and it's a CRIME. Here are some facts:

• Most sexual assaults are perpetrated by acquaintances of the survivors, not strangers. According to a national study, 77 percent of rape survivors knew their attacker.
• Most acquaintance rapes happen to women ages 16 to 24.
• Alcohol is a contributing factor to sexual assault. According to the same study, in 50 percent of all acquaintance rape cases on college campuses, both parties had been drinking; in 75 percent of cases, at least one party had been drinking.