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Rape Crisis Center laments seeing 561 victims in '01.(Evening)

The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM)

| January 09, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Albuquerque Tribune. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659

Volunteers placed 561 empty chairs in a parking lot near the Albuquerque Rape Crisis Center this morning, one chair for each person who came through the center's doors during 2001 seeking help as the victim of a sexual assault.

"This is also the highest number recorded since the Albuquerque Rape Crisis Center began collecting figures," spokeswoman Elena Giacci said at a morning news conference.

Victims ranged from a 1-year-old to a 96-year-old.

The center saw 466 men, women and children in 2000. In 2001 the number increased by more than 20 percent.

The number of people …

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