April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Sexual violence is common. More than half of women and almost one in three men have experienced sexual violence involving physical contact during their lifetimes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Sexual violence starts early. Four out of five female rape survivors reported that they were first raped before age 25 and almost half were first raped as a minor. Eight in 10 male survivors report assault before the age of 25, four out of 10 as a minor, according to CDC statistics.
Lisa Gennings, executive director for Crisis and Referral Emergency Services (CARES), said citizens of Big Horn County experience sexual assault at about the same rate as the rest of the country.
Sexual violence is costly. Recent estimates by the CDC put the lifetime cost of rape at $122,461 per survivor, including medical costs, lost productivity, criminal justice activities and other costs.