Internet Victimization
* One in thirty-three youths received an aggressive sexual
solicitation.
* One in four youths
experienced unwanted exposure to pictures of naked people or people having sex.
* One in seventeen youths
were threatened or harassed.
* 70% of the solicitations or incidents occurred while the adolescents were on home computers.
* 65% of the solicitations or incidents
occurred while in chat rooms; 24% came from instant messages.
* The most vulnerable population to online
victimization is teenagers.
* Many youth do not tell anyone of the victimizations.
* Youth and their parents do not report sexual solicitations as they do not know where to report them.
report incidents to:
or call: 1-800-843-5678