THE ROOFIE FOUNDATION STATISTICS : UPDATED OCT 2008
The statistics below represent the number of people (up to January 2008) who have telephoned the Roofie Foundation help-line claiming that they have been the victims of drug related rape and sexual abuse through having their drinks spiked.
These figures do NOT nclude telephone calls from members of the public who have rung to inform us of drink spiking incidents that do not concern rape or sexual abuse. It is worth noting that the number of these calls has dramatically risen ever since the smoking ban came into force. The main aim of these drink spiking attacks seems to be to facilitate robbery, as a sick joke, or as an act of manevolence.
They do not include telephone calls to the Scottish help-line (established in April 2005).
Total Reports of Drug Rape & Sexual Abuse reported during 2007 = 627
Total Culminate Figures = 9,887
Statistical Breakdown:
Survivors Gender
2007 - Male 54; Female 573 = 627
Total Culminate Figures
Male 983; Female 8,573 = Total 9,887
Year of Reported Attack
1940's - 3; 1960's -19; 1970's -37; 1980's -56; 1990 -39; 1991 -53; 1992 - 89; 1993 -144; 1994 -169; 1995 -232; 1996 -345; 1997 -393; 1998 -538; 1999 -779; 2000 - 884; 2001 - 932; 2002 - 959; 2003 -1016; 2004 - 991; 2005 - 846; 2006; 649; 2007 -613
Total 9,887
Please note that every year we receive calls from people who were attacked in previous years - these figures are added to the appropriate yearly breakdown above. In 2007 18 people reported attacks in previous years.
Please note the following figures are those people who reported being victims of DFSA in Britain - the figures of British people reporting being drink spiked abroad are 49.
UK Regional Breakdown:
2007 Total UK Reports* = 578 (less the figures (49) of victims drink spiked abroad)
North East = 68
North West = 54
Midlands = 68
East Anglia =18
London/Greater London = 109
South East = 123
South West = 37
Wales = 35
Scotland = 29
Northern Ireland = 20
Eire = 9
Unknown = 8
*Please note these figures do not include of drug rape reported as having occurred abroad or reported to the Northern Ireland branch of the Roofie Foundation organised by The Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Centre, Belfast or the help-line run in Scotland by Crisis (Roofie Scotland).
British People Attacked Abroad:
2007 Total Reports = 49
Total Culminate Figures for all years 900
Country breakdown
Greece 280; Turkey 43; Canary Isles 8; Czechoslovakia 8; Spain 331; Saudi 5; Australia 58; USA 103; Germany 12; Hong Kong 8; Thailand 11; Burundi 1; Brazil 1; France 13; Dubai 9; Crete 4; Cyprus 3; Finland 1; Russia 1;
Total 900
*Where Drug Was Administered
Pub 3,296; Club 2,434; Business Premises 962; Private House 957;
Bistro/Wine bar 985; Private Party 897; Ship 14; Aircraft 16; Hospital 1 Unknown 325;
Total - 9,887
*Please note - These figures include the incidents that occurred abroad.
Age of Victim
14 - 18 = 793
18 - 25 = 1713
25 - 30 = 1355
30 - 35 = 2341
35 - 40 = 2184
40 - 45 = 1396
50+ = 31
Total = 9,887
Statistical Analysis:
The crime of drug rape appears to have peaked and now, albeit slowly, is beginning to drop. This could be due to a number of factors -
- People are stopping ringing the help-line or are unaware of our help-line number.
- People are more aware of the problem and, due to various awareness campaigns take greater care with their drinks.
- The awareness and media campaigns that have been undertaken over the years are beginning to kick in.
Statistical Summary:
- The high incidents of drug rape in cities and high areas of population only shows that more people tend to go out, therefore more are at risk.
- Woman aged from 30 - 50+ are most at risk, but no awareness campaign has ever been created to target this age group.
- Public houses are the most common places where drink spiking takes place.
- Many people are drink spiked at work related events.
- Only 10-15% of those attacked have reported the offence to the police, from which no convictions have been obtained. Over half of those who did report their attack to the police, felt their treatment was poor.
- The crime crosses all age and social groups.
- As British holidaymakers are being attacked abroad we conclude that drug rape is also widespread on the continent, especially around the Mediterranean holiday resorts.
- There are no trained drug-rape specialist counsellors for these survivors.
- Very few cases ever come to court.
- The workplace, and work related events are also great danger areas.
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