1/ Feminists used to argue that rape had nothing to do with sex, and it was only about power. However, there are multiple lines of evidence to dispute this.
2/ Robbers who break into homes are more likely to rape young women, who are presumably more attractive: "We find that robbers of all ages are most likely to sexually assault women at ages 15–29 years, ages when their reproductive potential is highest." sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
3/ There seems to be a higher rape rate where there is a more unbalanced sex ratio: psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/hive…
4/ Legalizing prostitution seems to reduce rape: marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…
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