 Rape of women and girls was mentioned above and can have both physical and emotional effects.Unfortunately there has been lack of accurate data on the number of rape victims.There are a few reasons for this - women are afraid to report the rape due to fear of retaliation or how they may be viewed by society, while others may falsely report rape for increases in government support and services  Lastly, women might not report rape because of the lack of prosecution and actual convictions of the attackers.