Introduction to abuse

This blog is going to talk all about abuse. In my opinion, abuse is a big issue that affects our society and everyday life. Many people don`t realize it but abuse affects 35% of girls and 16% of boys between the 7th and 12th grade. 1 in 3 females and 1 in 6 males in Canada will encounter some kind of abuse at a young age. A lot of people don't understand how common it is, because it hasn't affected them personally. I think by writing a blog about it and including stories, I could really bring the subject to people's attention and maybe one day reduce the rates of all different kinds of abuse. It's sometimes a hard topic to discuss, but I think more people should shed some light on the subject for those who don't fully understand the concept.

Almost everyone I know would be surprised by the statistics of abuse, approximately 38% of people who sexually assault someone know the victim one way or another and is rarely a stranger. The worst part is that 44% of victims are under the age of 18, meaning they are helpless young children who can't do anything to stop it. More than half of these assaults are not reported, meaning almost one hundred percent of rapists are sent to jail (97% to be exact). This is not including physical  or verbal abuse.

Personally I think, everyone who thinks that abuse is not a big deal and that it rarely happens need to take  minute and think about this, because it does happen and it happens a lot. Just because it hasn't happened to them personally, they don't care.But what they don't know is, it could happen. Someone in america is assaulted in some type of way every 2 minutes. Hopefully more people will start understanding this serious issue and we can help lower those statistics.


Bibliography:
http://www.safekidsbc.ca/statistics.htm
https://www.rainn.org/statistics
https://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1600&bih=771&q=no+abuse+sign&oq=no+abu&gs_l=img.1.1.0l6j0i24l4.2899.4641.0.8010.6.6.0.0.0.0.110.437.5j1.6.0....0...1ac.1.53.img..0.6.437.LO6yJ0kH2tI