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    Sexual violence in Idaho: Prevalence and health impacts
    (Idaho Statistical Analysis Center, 2024-11) Idaho Statistical Analysis Center
    This research brief presents data from the Idaho Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System on the prevalence of sexual violence in Idaho, and the adverse health impacts associated with sexual violence victimization. Results indicate that sexual violence is far more widespread than administrative data from law enforcement and victim service agencies indicates. An estimated 13.6% of adult Idahoans have experienced sexual violence at some point in their lives, and 13.5% have a history of childhood sexual abuse. Demographic groups at higher risk for experiencing sexual violence include young adults (ages 18 – 34), individuals living in income-constrained households, females, and those who identify as LGBTQ. Additionally, victims of sexual violence experience adverse health outcomes at significantly higher rates than those who have never experienced sexual violence, including poor physical and/or mental health, drug/alcohol use or misuse, and other adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) beyond childhood sexual abuse.
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    Sexual violence in Idaho: Prevalence and health impacts
    (Idaho Statistical Analysis Center, 2024-11) Idaho Statistical Analysis Center
    Data on the prevalence of sexual violence (SV) in Idaho and its effects on SV victims has been limited recently to data on incidents reported to law enforcement. The Idaho Crime Victimization Survey has not been conducted since 2012, leaving a gap in knowledge around the prevalence of SV victimization in the state. Since 2023, the Idaho Statistical Analysis Center (ISAC) has examined performance data on federal grants for crime victim services, which includes SV victims. This research brief adds a third data source to that body of knowledge: prevalence estimates from the Idaho Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System’s (BRFSS) 2020 and 2021 surveys. This data helps expand knowledge of SV in Idaho by estimating the prevalence of SV victimization via a population survey (rather than relying on administrative data from law enforcement and victim service agencies, which only counts victims who come in contact with those agencies) and provides new information on how SV is related to a range of adverse health outcomes.