The data displays the reported number of forcible rape cases in the U.S. from 1990 to 2016. In 2016, an estimated 95,730 cases occurred nationwide.
The number of rape cases per 100,000 of population in each state varies greatly. In 2015, Alaska had the highest rape rate of all U.S. states with 122 cases per 100,000 population.
1990 | 102560 |
1991 | 106590 |
1992 | 109060 |
1993 | 106010 |
1994 | 102220 |
1995 | 97470 |
1996 | 96250 |
1997 | 96153 |
1998 | 93144 |
1999 | 89411 |
2000 | 90178 |
2001 | 90863 |
2002 | 95235 |
2003 | 93883 |
2004 | 95089 |
2005 | 94347 |
2006 | 94472 |
2007 | 92160 |
2008 | 90750 |
2009 | 89241 |
2010 | 85593 |
2011 | 84175 |
2012 | 85141 |
2013 | 82109 |
2014 | 84864 |
2015 | 91261 |
2016 | 95730 |