"Figure 2: Women were more likely to know their perpetrator than men ","" "Victim-perpetrator relationship for rape or assault by penetration (including attempts) experienced by adults aged 16 to 59 years since the age of 16 years, by sex of victim, England and Wales, year ending March 2017 and year ending March 2020","" "","" "Notes","1. These data are based on combined data from the year ending March 2017 and the year ending March 2020 to create a larger sample size. These questions are asked every three years in the ""Nature of sexual assault"" module. The latest years that include these data are year ending March 2017 and year ending March 2020. 2. If the victim had experienced more than one sexual assault by rape or penetration (including attempts), question was asked of the most recent incident. 3. ""Other known"" includes date, friend, neighbour, an acquaintance (outside work, or school, college or university), person in a position of trust or authority (not at work, school, college or university), colleague or peer from work or school, college or university. 4. Percentages may sum to more than 100, as multiple perpetrators could be identified. " "Unit","Percentage" "","" "","Partner or ex-partner","Family member","Other known","Stranger" "Men","25","3","32","43" "Women","45","4","37","15"