We work with many other agencies to try and lower anti-social behaviour in our communities.
Hampshire Police is one of our partners and they've come up with a new way to try and reduce the amount of rapes that happen.
It’s aimed at 16-24 year old men warning them about the dangers of ‘crossing the line’ when it comes to sex. The hard-hitting campaign is called ‘Don’t Cross the Line’.
You can find out more here: dontcrosstheline
One of the ways to get the message across is to ask people to watch a video and make choices of what they’d do next. You can see the video (and take part) by clicking this link: Don’t Cross the Line video.
Did you know?
- The majority of rapists are young men aged 16 – 24
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The majority of victims are young women aged 16 – 24
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48% of rapes are classified as acquaintance
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The majority of reported acquaintance rapes take place over the weekend
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Most rapes don’t take place in dark, secluded areas
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75% actually occur in private premises, such as the victim or rapist’s own home
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A person doesn’t have to say ‘no’ to show they don’t consent
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A rape victim will often go into shock or be unable to speak through fear during an attack. This will be taken into account by the police
These figures have been released by Hampshire Constabulary to raise awareness and knowledge of the real picture of rape and can’t be broken down by geographical region at this time (from 1 Oct 2008 – 30 Sept 2009).
