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Online abuse and harassment victimization rate of women 2017

Share of women in selected countries who have ever personally experienced abuse or harassment online as of July 2017

The data describes the share of women in selected countries who have ever personally experienced abuse or harassment online as of July 2017. During the survey period, 23% of total survey respondents stated that they had ever experienced cyber abuse and digital harassment. Italy had the lowest self-reported victimization rate at 16%. The U.S. had the highest victimization rate at 33%.

United States 33
Sweden 30
New Zealand 29
Total 23
UK 21
Spain 19
Poland 17
Denmark 17
Italy 16