Youth Reporting Sexual Abuse by a Non-Family Member

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Percent of Total All Grades Students Reporting That Any Adult or Other Person Outside the Family Ever Touched Them Sexually Against Their Wishes or Forced Them to Touch That Person Sexually, 2019: by County

PercentCompare to State Average: 4.8%
Minnesota4.8%Barchart image
Aitkin County5.5%Barchart image
Anoka County5.0%Barchart image
Becker County6.7%Barchart image
Beltrami County6.5%Barchart image
Benton County5.6%Barchart image
Big Stone County7.5%Barchart image
Blue Earth County3.7%Barchart image
Brown County6.3%Barchart image
Carlton County7.2%Barchart image
Carver County4.2%Barchart image
Cass County5.1%Barchart image
Chippewa County6.8%Barchart image
Chisago County6.7%Barchart image
Clay County4.1%Barchart image
Clearwater County*
Cook County5.1%Barchart image
Cottonwood County6.0%Barchart image
Crow Wing County4.5%Barchart image
Dakota County4.6%Barchart image
Dodge County4.4%Barchart image
Douglas County3.3%Barchart image
Faribault County4.9%Barchart image
Fillmore County7.1%Barchart image
Freeborn County7.6%Barchart image
Goodhue County5.6%Barchart image
Grant County7.9%Barchart image
Hennepin County4.1%Barchart image
Houston County5.0%Barchart image
Hubbard County7.4%Barchart image
Isanti County6.0%Barchart image
Itasca County6.8%Barchart image
Jackson County5.9%Barchart image
Kanabec County5.6%Barchart image
Kandiyohi County4.4%Barchart image
Kittson County6.1%Barchart image
Koochiching County5.8%Barchart image
Lac Qui Parle County3.8%Barchart image
Lake County4.5%Barchart image
Lake of the Woods County5.1%Barchart image
Le Sueur County4.8%Barchart image
Lincoln County5.9%Barchart image
Lyon County3.7%Barchart image
McLeod County2.6%Barchart image
Mahnomen County6.2%Barchart image
Marshall County6.8%Barchart image
Martin County8.6%Barchart image
Meeker County9.8%Barchart image
Mille Lacs County7.1%Barchart image
Morrison County4.3%Barchart image
Mower County6.3%Barchart image
Murray County1.5%Barchart image
Nicollet County6.5%Barchart image
Nobles County5.0%Barchart image
Norman County4.6%Barchart image
Olmsted County4.9%Barchart image
Otter Tail County6.0%Barchart image
Pennington County4.8%Barchart image
Pine County6.8%Barchart image
Pipestone County4.2%Barchart image
Polk County5.6%Barchart image
Pope County4.7%Barchart image
Ramsey County4.3%Barchart image
Red Lake County3.3%Barchart image
Redwood County7.0%Barchart image
Renville County3.7%Barchart image
Rice County5.0%Barchart image
Rock County4.8%Barchart image
Roseau County5.6%Barchart image
St. Louis County5.5%Barchart image
Scott County4.1%Barchart image
Sherburne County5.0%Barchart image
Sibley County7.1%Barchart image
Stearns County3.7%Barchart image
Steele County6.2%Barchart image
Stevens County4.3%Barchart image
Swift County*
Todd County5.9%Barchart image
Traverse County3.9%Barchart image
Wabasha County5.2%Barchart image
Wadena County3.3%Barchart image
Waseca County7.2%Barchart image
Washington County4.1%Barchart image
Watonwan County5.3%Barchart image
Wilkin County4.8%Barchart image
Winona County7.0%Barchart image
Wright County4.8%Barchart image
Yellow Medicine County5.7%Barchart image

About the Indicator:

Note: 5th graders were asked this question in 2013, but not in 2016.

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are stressful or traumatic experiences, including abuse, neglect and a range of household dysfunction. ACEs put individuals at risk for a number of negative outcomes across the lifespan, including: alcohol, tobacco and other drug use; anxiety; hopelessness; depression; and suicidal ideation and attempts.

One ACE measured by the Minnesota Student Survey is sexual abuse by a non-family member. Students were asked if any adult or other person outside the family ever touched them sexually against their wishes, or forced them to touch the person sexually. Compared to students who do not report sexual abuse, those who do are more likely to report past month use of marijuana (28.0% vs 9.3%), alcohol (40.2% vs 15.8%), and tobacco (32.5% vs 10.3%).

For more information on ACEs, see the 2017 ACEs and Substance Use SUMN Fact Sheet.

Data Source: Minnesota Student Survey (MSS)

Description: The MSS is a confidential and anonymous self-administered survey given to students attending Minnesota public, charter and tribal schools. From 1995 to 2010, the survey was administered to students in 6th, 9th, and 12th grades. New in 2013, the survey was administered to students in 5th, 8th, 9th, and 11th grades. Trend data are now only available for 9th graders, and only for survey questions that did not change. Most schools elect to participate in the survey; in 2013, this included 84% of public schools in Minnesota.

Although the data are not presented here, the survey is also administered to area learning centers, juvenile correction facilities and private schools electing to participate.

Sponsored by: Minnesota Department of Education

Geographic Level: State, Region, and County

Aggregated data at the state and county level do not reveal disparities that may exist within a given geographic area.

Frequency: Data collected and reported every three years

Characteristics: The results of the MSS are also available at a county level. Data Privacy requirements mandate that data is presented in a manner such that no individual student can be identified through the presentation of the results. As part of the Data Privacy practices, the results are also presented in a manner that no individual school district could be identified through the results. Therefore, for counties that have only one school district, the results are not presented. Results are also withheld for counties in which the minimum number for student participation was not met.

The MSS is a “census” of schools, not a sample. The school districts get their own data. Fifth-graders were not asked all substance use questions. Some school districts do not participate, and student participation within the school district can vary widely. These data are self-reported.