https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7983671&GUID=A87F8BEE-8778-4355-9BBC-72502E9E9A29Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7983671&GUID=A87F8BEE-8778-4355-9BBC-72502E9E9A29A87F8BEE-8778-4355-9BBC-72502E9E9A29-2026-04-22-22-34-59Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING APRIL AS NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH AND APRIL 29th, 2026, AS “DENIM DAY” WHEREAS, every year, April is recognized as National Sexual Assault Awareness Month; and WHEREAS, according to national statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly half of women (45.1%) and more than one in six men (16.9%) in the United States have experienced some form sexual violence during their lifetimes; and WHEREAS, according to the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), 47% of transgender people experience sexual violence; and WHEREAS, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), on average, there are 433,648 victims of rape and sexual assault each year in the United States of America (U.S.), and; WHEREAS, this data also reveals that every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted, and every 9 minutes, that victim is a child; and WHEREAS, according to RAINN: only 310 of every 1,000 rapes are reported, only 50 of every 1,000 rapes lead to arrest, and only 25 of every 1,000 rapWed, 22 Apr 2026 22:34:59 GMT