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Reported forcible rape rate in the United States from 1990 to 2024 (per 100,000 of the population)

Characteristic	Rate per 100,000 population
2024	37.5
2023	39.9
2022	42.8
2021	43.4
2020	40.2
2019	44.2
2018	44.5
2017	42
2016	40.6
2015	38.9
2014	37
2013*	37.4
2012	27.1
2011	27
2010	27.7
2009	29.1
2008	29.8
2007	30.6
2006	31.6
2005	31.8
2004	32.4
2003	32.3
2002	33.1
2001	31.8
2000	32
1999	32.8
1998	34.5
1997	35.9
1996	36.3
1995	37.1
1994	39.3
1993	41.1
1992	42.8
1991	42.3
1990	41.2

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August 2025

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1990 to 2024

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Rates are the number of reported offenses per 100,000 of the population.

Forcible rape, as defined in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program prior to 2013, is the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. Attempts or assaults to commit rape by force or threat of force are also included; however, statutory rape (without force) and other sex offenses are excluded.

*The FBI revised the definition of rape in 2013. The new definition is as follows: “Penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim.”

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In 2024, the rate of forcible rapes in the United States stood at 37.5 per 100,000 inhabitants. As the FBI revised the definition of rape in 2013, the 2024 rate is a slight decrease from 1990, when there were 41.2 forcible rapes per 100,000 inhabitants.

What is forcible rape?

According to the FBI, forcible rape is defined as “sexual penetration, no matter how slight, with a body part or object without the consent of the victim.” This definition changed in 2013 from the previous definition, which specified “carnal knowledge of a female victim forcibly and against her will.” Attempted rape was included in the previous definition, but statutory rape and other sexual offenses were excluded. The old definition was seen as problematic, as people of any gender can be raped.

Since the revision of the definition of rape, reported rapes increased, although it is not clear if this is due to the revised definition or if the rate itself has increased.

Rape in the United States

While rape and sexual assault have been extensively talked about in the U.S. in recent years, especially since the start of the #metoo movement, there is still a large number of sexual offences committed each year. Sadly, the majority of sex offences in the U.S. are carried out against individuals age 20 and under. Astoundingly, the Anchorage, Alaska metropolitan area had the highest rape rate in the United States in 2024, followed by St Joseph in Missouri and Kansas. Since rape and sexual assault continue to be underreported in the United States, it is important to find a solution to this devastating problem.