Sexual violence is one of the most offensive and depraved crimes that exist in our society today. The physical and psychological toll this act has on its victims is as incalculable as it is incomprehensible. Sexual violence in Canada refers to all incidents of unwanted sexual activity, including sexual assaults and sexual touching. Victims of these acts have reported feeling angry, confused, frustrated and fearful. The General Social Survey (GSS) on victimization shows that young women and girls are at greater risk of victimization, making them particularly vulnerable between the ages of 15 and 24. It is important to note that the GSS does not include information on anyone under the age of 14. According to Statistics Canada, only one in ten sexual assaults is reported to the police, making it difficult to quantify the prevalence of sexual assault in Canada (Statistics Canada, 2004). According to a National Crime Victimization Survey, 512,200 rapes or sexual assaults occurred in the 12 months prior to 2004, for an incident rate of 1,977 per 100,000 people (Bennell et al., 2011). Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) is another important source tool used to quantify the extent of sexual crime in Canada. The UCR survey not only refers to all crimes reported to the police in a given year, but also takes into account the characteristics or severity of the crime and breaks them down into categories and by province. The UCR survey results show an average of 73 crash reports per 100,000 population across all provinces, with PEI being the lowest at 58 and Saskatchewan the highest at 138. As is evident from the GSS comparison and UCR, only 10% of sexual relationships are reported crimes.According to the GSS, the m...... half of the document......aviour, 288-290.Howitt, D., & Sheldon, K (2007). Sexual offenders and the Internet. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?id=-XO_wPs6a-gC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false, 60-61.Randall, P. (2008). Psychological profiles of clerical and non-clerical men who have sexually abused minors. Unpublished doctoral thesis, University of Hull.Statistics Canada. (2008). Sexual violence in Canada, 2004-2007. Retrieved from http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85f0033m/85f0033m2008019-eng.pdfStatistics Canada. (2008). Sexual assault in Canada, highlights. Retrieved from http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85f0033m/2008019/hl-fs-eng.htmThornhill, R., & Palmer, T. (2000). A natural history of rape: Biological bases of sexual coercion. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com/Natural-History-Rape-Biological-Coercion/dp/0262700832