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Are there really "tons of rape" in the United States? Are they really as bad or as systemic as the gang rapes occuring in India?

by pdog 14y ago

steveklabnik 14y ago
Yes: > According to United States Department of Justice document Criminal Victimization in the United States, ... 1 of 6 U.S. women and 1 of 33 U.S. men have experienced an attempted or completed rape. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_statistics#United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_statistics#United_States
- mc32 14y ago
  While not contesting the assertion, one should be careful to note what denotes 'rape' in different countries, and the divergence from de jure and de facto. It's not interpreted or recorded the same way in all places. Even in the US what constitutes rape today may not coincide 100% with that it constituted 50 years ago. For a starker contrast compare say Romania with Sweden. Which one might one theoretically feel safer in, in which one might one feel psychologically safer, in which one would one be physically safer?
  - lucian303 14y ago
    Sweden has a much higher (3-4x general crime rate) and an even higher violent crime rate (about 12-14x) than Romania. (http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Crime_trends_in_detail http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index....). I don't see anything surprising here.
AYBABTME 14y ago
There are definitely more rape in the USA than in many other developed countries.
jeswin 14y ago
According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_statistics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_statistics In 2010, police reported a rate of 27.3 per 100,000 people in USA. According to that document, in India it is 1.8 for 100,000 people. However, very few people report rape in India. It could be 5% or even less than that. Taking this into account the true numbers in India could be higher than in the US. While higher, it may not be order of magnitude worse or systemic than other countries. The much bigger problem is the slow justice system and very low conviction rates.
lostlogin 14y ago
Have a look at prison rape stats for the US if you feel the need for some shocking data.
lucian303 14y ago
This isn't a problem with just India and the US. A lot of the world's countries don't even have laws against rape.

Are there really "tons of rape" in the United States? Are they really as bad or as systemic as the gang rapes occuring in India?

by pdog 14y ago

Are there really "tons of rape" in the United States? Are they really as bad or as systemic as the gang rapes occuring in India?

steveklabnik 14y ago

Yes: > According to United States Department of Justice document Criminal Victimization in the United States, ... 1 of 6 U.S. women and 1 of 33 U.S. men have experienced an attempted or completed rape. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_statistics#United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_statistics#United_States

mc32 14y ago
While not contesting the assertion, one should be careful to note what denotes 'rape' in different countries, and the divergence from de jure and de facto. It's not interpreted or recorded the same way in all places. Even in the US what constitutes rape today may not coincide 100% with that it constituted 50 years ago. For a starker contrast compare say Romania with Sweden. Which one might one theoretically feel safer in, in which one might one feel psychologically safer, in which one would one be physically safer?
- lucian303 14y ago
  Sweden has a much higher (3-4x general crime rate) and an even higher violent crime rate (about 12-14x) than Romania. (http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Crime_trends_in_detail http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index....). I don't see anything surprising here.

AYBABTME 14y ago

There are definitely more rape in the USA than in many other developed countries.

jeswin 14y ago

According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_statistics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_statistics In 2010, police reported a rate of 27.3 per 100,000 people in USA. According to that document, in India it is 1.8 for 100,000 people. However, very few people report rape in India. It could be 5% or even less than that. Taking this into account the true numbers in India could be higher than in the US. While higher, it may not be order of magnitude worse or systemic than other countries. The much bigger problem is the slow justice system and very low conviction rates.

lostlogin 14y ago

Have a look at prison rape stats for the US if you feel the need for some shocking data.

lucian303 14y ago

This isn't a problem with just India and the US. A lot of the world's countries don't even have laws against rape.