"Figure 3: Frequency of sexual abuse experienced before age 16 years varied by type of abuse","" "England and Wales, year ending March 2019","" "","" "Notes","1. See Section 5.1 of the [User guide](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/methodologies/userguidetocrimestatisticsforenglandandwales) for definitions of abuse during childhood. 2. “Don’t know or can’t remember” and “Don’t wish to answer” responses have been excluded from the analysis." "Unit","Proportion" "","" "","Once","2 to 5 times","6 to 19 times","20 times or more" "Non-contact sexual abuse","40","26","13","21" "Other contact sexual abuse","40","31","12","17" "Rape or assault by penetration (including attempts)","30","27","15","28"