Alliance: Factsheets: New York City Statistics: 2004
Factsheets: New York City Statistics: 2004
One way to measure the incidence of sexual violence and needs of survivors is to look at their utilization of resources. Rape crisis centers and other programs provide a variety of direct services to those who have been victims of sexual assault/abuse. The New York State Department of Health and the New York City Police Department provided the following statistics.Note: These services can include the counseling and referrals of a telephone hotline, individual and group counseling, advocacy and referrals.
The following numbers indicate how many survivors of sexual assault/abuse received services from programs across the five boroughs from 2003 to 2004.
- Number of Calls for Sexual Assault including crisis intervention and referrals: 5,146
- Number of new cases from 2003-2004: 3,239
- Number of Adults Receiving Services for Rape/Sexual Assault: 1,057
- Number of Children Receiving Services for Rape/Sexual Assault/Sexual Abuse: 1,382
In addition to direct services, many programs conduct community outreach in the form of educational workshops and presentations for schools, community groups, and in other public forums.
- In 2003-2004, over 451 educational presentations were conducted attended by more than 11,000 people.
- School age students: 6,883
- College students: 1,118
- Adults: 3,142
- In 2003-2004, 244 professional trainings were given, attended by 5,410 professionals who deal with survivors of sexual assault.
- There were 168 Community Sponsored Events from 2003-2004.
- In 2003-2004, more than 2,000 people attended 360 group services sessions.
These professionals included medical personnel, social workers, mental health, legal and criminal justice system professionals and law enforcement officers.
New York City Police Department Statistics (all boroughs)
- There were 1,740 rapes reported to the NYPD in 2004.
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