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Definition of rape

General definition

Engaging in non-consensual vaginal, anal or oral penetration of a sexual nature of the body of another person with any bodily part or object.

Consent must be given voluntarily as the result of the person’s free will, as assessed in the context of the surrounding circumstances.

Statistical definition

Sexual penetration, whether vaginal, anal or oral, through the use of object or body parts, without consent, using force, coercion or by taking advantage of the vulnerability of the victim.

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23 gender statistics indicators found

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  • Country profile for Cyprus

    … of homicide by any perpetrator were recorded by police. Rape In 2022, 57 women victims of rape committed by any perpetrator were recorded by police in … 6). For Indicator 6, EIGE requested data on victims of rape (03011) and sexual assault (03012). Information on the …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Hungary

    … of victims killed by domestic perpetrators (35 out of 50). Rape In 2022, all victims of intimate partner rape were women (61 out of 61). In 2022, women also comprised 87 % of the victims of domestic rape (167 out of 193). Protecting victims of violence in any …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Ireland

    … homicide (14 out of 27) (based on data from 2022). Rape 92% of rape victims recorded by police are women (based on 2022 … Women represent  99 % of victims of intimate partner rape recorded by police (based on data from 2022). Protecting …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Croatia

    … and 6 women victims of intimate partner homicide. Rape In 2022, police recorded 467 women victims of rape committed by any perpetrator. 95 % of victims of rape committed by any perpetrator are women (according to …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Italy

    … are not available, although EIGE requested data on rape (03011) and sexual assault (03012) for this indicator. … are not available, although EIGE requested data on rape (03011) and sexual assault (03012) for this indicator. … EIGE has not managed to retrieve data regarding victims of rape. Data relating to perpetrators is even more limited in …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Luxembourg

    … (0211). Indicator 6 (sexual violence): The data includes rape (03011) and sexual assault (03012). Reference period … offence rule was not used to count the number of victims. Rape: Number of women victims in cases involving rape EIGE defines rape as ‘sexual penetration, whether …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Austria

    … homicide by a domestic perpetrator were recorded. Rape and sexual assault In 2022, 91 % of victims of rape recorded by police were women (1,951 out of 2,142). … without consent’. Sexual violence can take the form of rape or sexual assault.  Rape is defined by EIGE as ‘sexual …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Slovenia

    … victims of homicide in any relationship in the year 2022. Rape 90 % of victims of rape committed by any perpetrator are women (according to … from 2022). In 2022, police recorded 200 women victims of rape committed by any perpetrator. Perpetrators reported for …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Czechia

    … 41 % of victims of any homicide (31 out of 75). Rape In 2023, 89 % of victims of rape by any perpetrator were women (481 out of 539). In 2023, police recorded 132 women victims of rape committed by domestic perpetrators, and 52 women victims …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Malta

    … partners and domestic perpetrators in the same year. Rape In 2022, 92 % of victims of rape recorded by police were women. Police recorded 35 women victims of rape in 2022. Perpetrators reported and prosecuted for …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Portugal

    … 75 % of victims of domestic homicide recorded by police. Rape 92 % of victims of rape committed by any perpetrator are women (according to … from 2022). In 2022, police recorded 250 women victims of rape committed by any perpetrator. Perpetrators of domestic …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Sweden

    … by any suspected perpetrator in 2022 (23 out of 116). Rape In 2022, 94 % of offences of rape committed by any suspected perpetrator were against … women (4,988 out of 5,288). Similarly, most offences of rape committed by intimate partners and domestic perpetrators …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Lithuania

    … and domestic perpetrators (71 %), based on data from 2022. Rape In 2022, police recorded 59 women victims of rape committed by any perpetrator. In the same year, police recorded 12 women victims of domestic rape, and 6 women victims of intimate partner rape. …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Netherlands

    … refers to the following sexual offences: public indecency, rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse (incest), sexual abuse of …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Romania

    … homicide victims recorded were women (49 out of 77). Rape In 2022, police recorded 1,014 women victims of rape. During the year, women comprised 94 % of rape victims recorded by police (1,014 out of 1,080). …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Denmark

    … by intimate partners or domestic perpetrators. Rape 92 % of victims of rape committed by any perpetrator are women (according to … 2022). In 2022, police recorded 2,499 women victims of rape committed by any perpetrator. Protecting victims of …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Greece

    … 38 % of overall homicide victims (45 out of 117). Rape In 2022, 91 % of rape victims recorded by police were women (303 out of 334). Women also represented 97 % of victims of rape by domestic perpetrators during that year (84 out of …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • The power of digital platforms in standing up for the safety of women and girls online

    … in the EU have experienced sexual violence, including rape, in their adulthood. What’s more is that this affects …

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  • EU Gender-based Violence Survey

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  • One in three women in the EU have experienced violence

    … or threats in their adulthood. Sexual violence and rape: 1 in 6 women in the EU have experienced sexual violence, including rape, in their adulthood. Violence at home:  Home is not …

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