Sexual Victimization Reported by Adult Correctional Authorities, 2019-2020 – Statistical Tables

This report presents counts and rates of allegations of inmate-on-inmate and staff-on-inmate sexual victimization across all types of adult correctional facilities. Summary-level information is presented for 2019 and 2020 separately. Detailed information about substantiated incidents of sexual victimization is presented as aggregated estimates for 2019 and 2020, so those estimates reflect both years.

In contrast to prior reports, allegations and substantiated incidents of inmate-on-inmate sexual harassment are presented with the other two types of inmate-perpetrated victimization: nonconsensual sexual acts and abusive sexual contact. This change to reporting sexual victimization facilitates the ability to present trends across these victimization types and better aligns with future data collections.