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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 18, 2008 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 3 - G <br />SUBJECT: Sexual Assault Awareness Month <br />DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners PUBIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT (S): <br />Proclamation <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Donna Baker, 245-2130 <br />PURPOSE: To consider a proclamation recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month <br />in Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND: In the United States, one in six women and one in 33 men has experienced a <br />complete or attempted rape at some time in their life (U.S. Department of Justice 1998) and in <br />North Carolina, one in five women have been sexually assaulted at some point in their lives <br />(N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, 1999). There are 5,915 sex offenders and <br />sexual predators registered as living in North Carolina (State Bureau of Investigation, 2002). <br />Sexual assault is the most costly crime to its victims considering factors such as medical cost, <br />lost earnings, pain, suffering and lost quality of life. <br />It is proposed that the Orange County Board of Commissioners proclaim April 2008 as "Sexual <br />Assault Awareness Month in Orange County" and to encourage all residents to speak out <br />against sexual assault and to support their local communities' efforts to provide services to <br />victims of these appalling crimes. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: None <br />RECOMMENDATION (S): The Manager recommends ~ that the Board approve the <br />proclamation designating April as "Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Orange County" and <br />authorize the Chair to sign. <br />