HomeMy WebLinkAboutS Proclamation Sexual Assault Awareness MonthOrange County Board of County Commissioners
Proclamation
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April 2003
WHEREAS, 381 primary and secondary survivors of sexual violence sought
assistance from the Orange County Rape Crisis Center during 2002 (Orange
County Rape Crisis Center Annual Report); and
WHEREAS, one in five North Carolina women have been sexually assaulted at
some point in their lives (NC Department of Health and Human Services, 1999);
and
WHEREAS, in the United States, rape is the most costly crime to its victims
totaling $127 billion a year considering factors such as medical cost, lost
earnings, pain, suffering and lost quality of life (U.S. Department of Justice,
1996); and
WHEREAS, in the United States, one in six women and one in thirty-three men
has experienced a completed or attempted rape at some time in their lives (US
Department of Justice 1998); and
WHEREAS, in a recent survey, 97% of parents surveyed by the Kaiser Family
Foundation wanted sex education to include what their teen should do if raped
(Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, September 2000); and
WHEREAS, there are 5,915 sex offenders and sexual predators registered as
living in North Carolina (State Bureau of Investigation, 2002);
NOW THEREFORE do we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, hereby
proclaim the month of April 2003 as "SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS
MONTH" in Orange County and encourage all citizens to speak out against
sexual assault and support their local communities' efforts to provide services to
victims of this heinous crime.
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This the 15 day of April, 2003.
Margaret Brown, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners