In the country we Americans live in today, every two minutes someone in the United States is sexually abused. (Rape Crisis Center) Rape affects both sexes, all ages, and all races. Just under 10% of rapes that occur in the United States are male victims. (Rape Crisis Center) The Rape Crisis Center website states, “2.8% are white males, 3.3% are African American males, and 4.4% are mixed race.” Unfortunately, the percentage of women victims of sexual violence is far greater than that of men. 17.7% of white women are raped for a long time, 18.8% of African American women, and 24.4% of mixed women. (Rape Crisis Center) Additionally, rape is most common among ages 30 and younger, but is most prevalent among ages 12 to 34. (Rape Crisis Center) Under the law today rape is considered the use of unlawful force against a person, force likely to cause horrific death or bodily injury; threaten or frighten a person; abusive sexual contact. (CULS) Over time in the United States the word rape has been revised to fit the standards of every gender, age and situation. According to the law, during the 1960s the definition of rape was when a man committed sexual abuse against his wife. (K .Dean) This excluded gender, age, illness (mental and physical), and sexual presentation. Then perfected in the 1970s. The 1970s is actually the time when the first rape crisis center was established to treat victims of sexual assault in San Francisco and Washington DC (K.Dean). This generation included the first anti-rape movement and the passage of hundreds of laws to defend rape and sexual abuse victims. (K.Dean) Although this movement aimed to improve conditions for victims of sexual violence, thousands of people continued to report rape. During the year......middle of paper......ng to relieve the victims of the trauma they have suffered. These centers can help victims with: anxiety, fear, anger, disgust, eating disorders and self-harm (due to frustration with oneself). These recovery centers will be able to show their patients how to regain their confidence and live life with will. Work cited at Cornell University Law School. Institute of legal information. 1992. Network. January 28, 2014. Kilpatrick G. Dean. Rape and sexual violence. National research center on the prevention of violence against women. Copyright. 2000. WEB. February 9, 2014 Kovalick Stephanie. Meaningful magazine. Blackwell. Publishing. ND. Network. February 14, 2014Media Rape Crisis Center and Summit Counties. Creativity WhiteSpace, Crea Afon.2014. Network. February 14, 2014 Sulter D John. CNN. The rapist next door. CNN. 5 February 2014. Web. 6 February. 2014