Survey of Sexual Assaults Survivors

FIGURE 5.3 JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT WITH ADULT SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES

Figure 5.3 is a horizontal bar graph that illustrates relative involvement in the criminal justice system and the eventual outcome of the case for respondents who experienced adult sexual assault. The x-axis shows the number of cases, ranging from 0 to 90. The y-axis shows the level of involvement in the justice system: total respondents who experienced adult sexual abuse, considered reporting, reported, alleged perpetrator “picked up,” alleged perpetrator charged, accused found guilty and accused acquitted.

The results show the attrition of cases through the system: a total of 78 people responded, 68 respondents considered reporting, 33 respondents reported, 21 respondents reported the alleged perpetrator was “picked up,” 20 respondents reported that the alleged perpetrator was charged, 7 respondents reported that the accused was found guilty, and 3 respondents reported that the accused was acquitted.