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  • Forensic Medicine
  • Victimology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Analysis of clinical forensic examination reports from Denmark in 2007 concerning rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault (RAS).
  • Focus on victim demographics, perpetrator relationships, physical injuries, violence indicators, assault locations, and alcohol intoxication.
  • Data extracted from reports by the Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Copenhagen.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze circumstances surrounding sexual assaults in Denmark.
  • To identify risk factors associated with lesions and violence in RAS cases.
  • To understand the demographic profile and perpetrator characteristics in sexual assault incidents.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective study of 184 female victims aged 12 years and older.
  • Extraction and analysis of data from clinical forensic examination reports.
  • Examination of victim age, perpetrator relationship, presence and number of lesions, violence, location, and alcohol intoxication (BAC).

Main Results:

  • Median victim age was 20 years; 75.5% were under 30.
  • 53% of victims knew their perpetrator; 11% involved multiple assailants.
  • Assaults by strangers or acquaintances (ACQ) were linked to a higher risk of lesions (1-5 lesions in 46%, >20 lesions in 8 victims).
  • 55% of assaults occurred in private homes.
  • No correlation found between blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and lesion severity.

Conclusions:

  • RAS victim age in Denmark is decreasing.
  • Attacks by strangers or ACQs are associated with increased risk and severity of lesions.
  • Over half of victims experiencing neck violence were assaulted by strangers or ACQs.
  • Half of victims knew their perpetrator, with ACQs accounting for 26% of cases.