Clients who self-refer to a Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC): a preliminary exploration of client and case characteristics

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic profile of self-referred and police-referred clients.

		Self-referred clients		Police-referred clients
Demographic characteristic		N = 64	% of group	N = 64	% of group
Gender	Female	56	87.50%	61	95.30%
	Male	8	12.50%	3	4.70%
Ethnicity	White British	53	82.80%	52	81.20%
	Other	10	15.60%	12	18.80%
	Undisclosed	1	1.60%	0	0.00%
Employment status	Full-time employment	30	46.90%	11	17.20%
	Part-time employment	3	4.70%	6	9.40%
	Unemployed/retired	15	23.40%	21	32.80%
	Full-time education	16	25.00%	7	10.90%
	Unable to work	0	0.00%	15	23.40%
	Undisclosed	0	0.00%	4	6.30%
Marital status	Single	46	71.90%	45	70.30%
	Married / civil partnership / long-term relationship	9	14.10%	12	18.80%
	Separated / Divorced	4	6.20%	5	7.80%
	Unknown	5	7.80%	2	3.10%
Additional needs reported	Yes	5	7.80%	15	23.40%
	No	59	92.20%	49	76.60%

Table 2. Type of offence reported by self-referred and police-referred clients.

	Self-referred clients		Police-referred clients
Type of offence	N = 64	% of group	N = 64	% of group
Rape	31	48.40%	53	82.90%
Sexual assault	12	18.80%	5	7.70%
Not disclosed	21	32.80%	6	9.40%

Figure 1. Client relationship to alleged perpetrator amongst self-referred and police-referred clients.

Table 3. Domestic abuse history reported by self-referred and police-referred clients.

	Self-referred clients		Police-referred clients
History of domestic abuse	N = 64	% of group	N = 64	% of group
Yes	11	17.20%	37	57.80%
No	46	71.90%	27	42.20%
Undisclosed	7	10.90%	0	0.00%

Data availability

Due to the nature of this research, client case files cannot be shared publicly, so supporting data is not available.