How Much Do You Know About Stalking?
The legal definition of stalking varies from one jurisdiction to another. However, in general, stalking can be defined as a course of behavior directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to fear for their physical safety.
See how much you know by answering the quiz below.
1. The majority of stalking victims are celebrities.
a. True
b. False
2. How many people are stalked in America every year?
a. 400,000
b. 1 Million
c. 800,000
d. 1.4 million
3. What percentage of women who are stalked by an intimate partner are also sexually assaulted by that partner?
a. 11%
b. 21%
c. 31%
d. 41%
4. The majority of women stalked by their current or former intimate partner are also physically assaulted by that partner.
a. True
b. False
5. What percentage of stalking victims are men?
a. 5%
b. 11%
c. 22%
d. 44%
6. What percentage of stalkers are women?
a. 2%
b. 9%
c. 13%
d. 25%
7. Most stalking victims who had obtained a protective order against their stalker had the protective order violated by the stalker.
a. True
b. False
8. How many states have stalking laws?
a. 25
b. 34
c. 48
d. 50
9. What percentage of male stalking victims are stalked by other men?
a. 10%
b. 25%
c. 40%
d. 60%
10. More than 80 percent of women who were stalked on campus knew their stalker.
a. True
b. False
Answer key:
1. False
2. 1.4 million
3. 31%
4. True
5. 22%
6. 13%
7. True
8. 50
9. 60%
10. True
