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Sexual assault is reported to be the fastest growing violent crime in the United States, with an estimated reporting rate of one rape every 2 to 6 minutes.1,2 It is a violent, not a sexual, act.
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Beebe, D.K. (1994). Sexual Assault. In: Taylor, R.B. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4005-9_25
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