As a woman who is considered somewhat attractive (4’11 - 115 pounds, size 2, fit athlete, with D cups with a face often compared to Meena Suvari) - I am on the receiving end of some sort of sexual violence from a man, usually verbal in nature, on a very frequent basis. At least once a month, if not once a week. It would be more often if I didn’t actively avoid situations where sexual violence against women is prone to occur, like bars and clubs, but I do walk to work and walk to local restaurants and cafes for lunch and breakfast, and I do periodically go shopping. Many many women share this experience, the rate of sexual violence is that widespread and frequent.

I’ve even been on the receiving end of verbal sexual violence while walking in the woods. Yes, not all men commit acts of sexual violence, but enough do that if I am encountering a man while walking alone, I can say there is a very real chance that he may perpetrate sexual violence against me.

I have not yet been able to find any statistics of wild animals committing sexual violence people, however so many men in this sub have been eager to point out how women are safer around unknown men than wild animals, so I’m wondering where these statistics come from that make you so certain?