Health Indicator Report of Injury - Sexual Violence
Sexual violence has an profound impact on physical and mental health. As well as causing physical injury, the impact on mental health can be as serious as its physical impact and may be equally long lasting. Sexual violence can also profoundly affect the social well being of victims by their families and others as a consequence.
Criminal Sexual Penetration Incidents per 1,000 Population by County, New Mexico, 2013
Notes
These data represent sexual penetration crimes reported to law enforcement. The majority of sexual assault are not reported to the police (an average of 68% of assaults in the US between 2008 - 2012 were not reported).Data Source
The New Mexico Interpersonal Violence Data Central Repository, nmcsaas@swep.com.Definition
Number of reported incidents of sexual violence.Numerator
Number of reported sexual violence incidentsDenominator
Number of persons in the populationAvailable Services
Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico Santa Fe Rape Crisis Center Community Against Violence, Taos, NM
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Published on 11/02/2015