Statistics clearly show that the majority of rapes are committed by persons of biological male sex against persons of biological female sex, that is, by men against women.

Omissions

• The specific statistic of 'over 78% male perpetrators' refers to sexual violence generally rather than rape specifically, though rape is included in this category.
• The data used is from the EU Gender-Based Violence Survey 2021 and 2022 police-recorded statistics, which was the most recent available data before the session date.
• The Eurostat data refers to 'male' and 'female' without explicitly specifying 'biological sex' in the source terminology, though this is understood to be based on biological sex recorded in police and survey data.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat - Gender-based violence statisticsThe share of male perpetrators was over 78% in all EU countries (for sexual violence)
• PrimaryEurostat - Violence experienced by total populationOn average in the EU, 64.2 females per 100,000 women and 10.9 males per 100,000 men were victims of sexual assault in 2022