HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012001 - 2001-144 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
DECLARING APRIL 2001,A S NA TIONA L RESOLUTION 20011144
SEXUAL ASSA UL T A RARENESS MONTH
IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
WHEREAS, in California there were 9,443 forcible rapes report in 1999 and forcible rapes
increased by 9.7%in the first half of 2000; and
WHEREAS, there were 219 forcible rapes reported in Contra Costa County in the same
year; and
WHEREAS, the FBI estimates that 9 out of 10 sexual assaults go unreported; and
WHEREAS, woman, children, and men are all victims of sexual assault, and it is estimated
that one in three women, one in four girls, one in six boys, and one in eleven men will be victims at least
once in their lifetime; and
WHEREAS, rape and sexual assault knows no gender, cultural, racial or economic barriers
and can be inflicted by known and unknown assailants; and
WHEREAS, emotional and physical scars resulting from sexual assault and abuse are often
severe, long-lasting, and require specialized attention and treatment; and
WHEREAS, woman, children, and men in Contra Costa County have the right to be safe from
sexual violence on the streets, in their homes, and in their neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the Community Violence Solutions and Rape Crisis Center has provided
prevention, crisis intervention, and treatment of sexual violence in Contra Costa County for 27
years; and
WHEREAS, it is our responsibility to support survivors of these crimes by treating them with
dignity, compassion, and respect; and
WHEREAS, it is crucially important to hold perpetrators responsible for their actions, to
prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law, and to prevent sexual violence at every opportunity;and
WHEREAS, the State of California recognizes April as National Sexual Assault Awareness
Month;
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors designates the month
of April 2001, as National Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Contra Costa County
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors present on the 10"of April 2001.
Intr uc d By:
DWN—NA GERB, R
SUPER V]SOADjYtR1CT III
I hereby certify that this a true and correct
copy of an action taken and entered on the
minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the
date shown
ATTESTED:April 10,2001
JOHN R. SWEETEN, Clerk of the Board cif
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