CHILE | AMERICAS
Reported Cases of Sexual Crimes
Type of Measure
Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data
Form of Violence
Sexual violence
Year
1992
Brief Description
In 1992, the Sociological Research Department of the Catholic University of Chile, in a study sponsored by the National Office for Women's Affairs, estimated that some 20,000 sexual crimes are committed each year in Chile, and that only 15% to 20% are reported, meaning that between 80% and 85% of such cases never come to light164. Nine out of 10 cases involve female victims, with the greatest percentage of them between the ages of five and 14 years. More than 70% of assaults are committed by a person related or known to the victim.
Source of Information
CEDAW/C/CHI/4 p.66
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