Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence Data Publications

• Data Brief: Reports of Sexual Violence Among Minnesota Youth Up in 2022 (PDF)
  • The percent of Minnesota students who reported experiencing sexual violence increased substantially between 2016 and 2022, according to Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) data. These findings point to an increased need for sexual violence services, response, and prevention starting at early ages, across every area of the state, and for all communities.
• Students Reporting Sexual Violence Victimization on the Minnesota Student Survey, 1992-2016 (PDF)
• Intimate Partner Violence Report 2019 (PDF)
  • Describes hospital-treated intimate partner violence in Minnesota
• Sexual Violence Data Brief, 2010-2014 (PDF)
  • Describes hospital-treated sexual violence in Minnesota
• Costs of Sexual Violence in Minnesota, July 2007 (PDF)
  • The state's first-ever report on the estimated economic impact of rape and other forms of sexual assault, which reports costs of almost $8 billion in 2005, including medical and mental health care for victims, lost work and other quality of life issues, victim services, and criminal justice costs.
• CDC is preventing violence in Minnesota communities (PDF)
  • This handout was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For additional and updated information about Minnesota-specific sexual violence data, see the other Minnesota publications available.
  • References for statistics, in order:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System, Mortality 2018-2023 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2024. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 2018-2023, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. (Note: WONDER estimates may vary over time as death certificates are finalized, so this number may be out of date. For a more current number, visit CDC WONDER.
  • Swedo EA, Aslam MV, Dahlberg LL, et al.  Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Among U.S. Adults — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011–2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023;72:707–715.
  • Smith SG, Khatiwada S, Richardson L, Basile KC, Friar NW, Chen J, Zhang Kudon H, & Leemis RW. The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2016/2017 State Report (PDF). Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control; 2023.

Visit the Safe Harbor Program data publications page for sexual exploitation and human trafficking reports.

Visit the Injury and Violence Prevention Section publications page for intersecting issue areas such as suicide, drug overdose, and traumatic brain injury.