The graphic assumes one-rape-per-rapist. Looking at it, one gets the impression that every other man you meet is a rapist. Nearly one in five women has been raped, according to the latest substantive government numbers, and infographics like this might make people conclude that one in five men is a rapist. In reality, an estimated 6 percent of men are rapists. Your average rapist stacks up six victims. That's hard to capture in an infographic, but could be clearer by labeling the little dudes "rapes" instead of "rapists." The fact that most rapists are repeat offenders drives home how troubling it is that victims can't find justice. If more rapists saw a jail cell the first time they raped someone, the number of victims would decline dramatically.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/01/08/the_enliven_project_s_false_rape_accusations_infographic_great_intentions.html
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