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File #: 25-2403    Version: 1 Name: RECOGNIZING APRIL AS NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH AND APRIL 30, 2025, AS "DENIM DAY"
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 4/9/2025 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 4/10/2025 Final action: 4/10/2025
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING APRIL AS NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH AND APRIL 30, 2025, AS "DENIM DAY" WHEREAS, April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month; and WHEREAS, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over half of women and nearly 1 in 3 men in the U.S. have experienced sexual violence involving physical contact during their lifetimes; and WHEREAS, more than 4 in 5 female rape survivors reported being first raped before age 25, with almost half being first raped as minors; and WHEREAS, the CDC states that 47% of transgender individuals experience sexual violence; and WHEREAS, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) reports that, on average, there are 433,648 victims of rape and sexual assault each year in the United States; and WHEREAS, RAINN data indicates that every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted, and every 9 minutes, that victim is a child; and WHEREAS, RAINN states that only 310 out of e...
Sponsors: ALMA E. ANAYA, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, BRIDGET GAINER, BILL LOWRY, DR. KISHA E. McCASKILL, DONNA MILLER, JOSINA MORITA, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, MICHAEL SCOTT JR., TARA S. STAMPS, MAGGIE TREVOR
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

RECOGNIZING APRIL AS NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH AND APRIL 30, 2025, AS "DENIM DAY"

WHEREAS, April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month; and

WHEREAS, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over half of women and nearly 1 in 3 men in the U.S. have experienced sexual violence involving physical contact during their lifetimes; and

WHEREAS, more than 4 in 5 female rape survivors reported being first raped before age 25, with almost half being first raped as minors; and

WHEREAS, the CDC states that 47% of transgender individuals experience sexual violence; and

WHEREAS, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) reports that, on average, there are 433,648 victims of rape and sexual assault each year in the United States; and

WHEREAS, RAINN data indicates that every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted, and every 9 minutes, that victim is a child; and

WHEREAS, RAINN states that only 310 out of every 1,000 rapes are reported, only 50 of every 1,000 rapes lead to arrest, and only 25 of every 1,000 lead to conviction in the U.S.; and

WHEREAS, RAINN also notes that 7 out of 10 rapes are committed by someone known to the victim, and 82% of sexual assaults by a friend or acquaintance go unreported; and

WHEREAS, among graduate and professional students, 9.7% of females and 2.5% of males experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence, or incapacitation; and

WHEREAS, the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence (NCDSV) reports that 15,000-19,000 individuals with developmental disabilities are raped each year in the U.S.; and

WHEREAS, individuals who experience sexual assault are three times more likely to suffer from depression, six times more likely to develop PTSD, thirteen times more prone to alcohol abuse, twenty-six times more likely to abuse drugs, and four times more likely to contemplate suicide; and

WHEREAS, among undergraduate...

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