The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS), by the CDC, is arguably America’s largest and most comprehensive study into sexual and family violence. It is so large, and so thorough, that it takes YEARS to produce each report, with tens of thousands of Americans sampled, across a large variety of crimes. The latest 23/24 survey into sexual violence has just been released, bringing with it findings that are both expected, and surprising. + More than one in four victims of sexual violence is a man, with 2.1% of men, and 5.5% of women experiencing it annually. A shocking, but sadly, unsurprising reminder that women still pay the largest price of such things, with men still making up a significant minority too. + More than two in five (42%) of those sexually harassed at work are male, a number that I am sure will surprise many. + Whilst women face far higher rates of sexual harassment in public, than men. Something interesting is to be said about how this disparity in sexual harassment swings heavily dependent workplaces versus that in public. New catergories of tech-facilitated sexual violence have now been added to the survey, for the first time. With men making up nearly four in ten victims of all such crimes, and a similar number (38%) when it comes to receiving unwanted sexual images or messages. And most surprising – Women are similarly likely to have their sexual image distributed, without their consent, as men are. So, what did you find surprising, and how do you make sense of the data? What do you think? ~ Read it for yourself CDC, NISVS 23/24 tinyurl.com/2s3z8x8t

2026-02-03