ABSTRACT
Rape, forced sexual intercourse, is an act of aggression where sexual activity is used to degrade or humiliate the victim. Uniform crime reports for 2005 indicate that law enforcement agencies received reports of an estimated 93,934 forcible rapes nationwide in 2005, which does represent decreased reporting when compared to the 2004 estimate. The highest percentage of rape offenses were those committed by force, 92%, while the remaining 8% were attempts or assaults to commit rape (Federal Bureau of Investigation 2005).
