Sexual assault as a proportion of violent crime

Sexual assault as a proportion of violent crime

Minors are much more likely to be victims of sexual assault compared to other violent crime, according to federal data. Data for Iowa as of 2019.

Under 5

55%

5-to-13

69%

14-to-17

47%

18-to-24

18%

25-to-34

9%

35-to-64

7%

64 or older

12%

Excludes 274 violent victimizations for which victim age is unknown

Chart: Daniel WheatonSource: Bureau of Justice StatisticsGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper