During the peak of the #MeToo movement in 2018, Stop Street Harassment led and released the first #MeToo report, which found that 81% of women and 43% of men have experienced sexual harassment or assault throughout their lifetime.

In 2024, the Newcomb Institute at Tulane University, led by its Executive Director Anita Raj, piloted a new survey to assess what those statistics look like now, years after the height of the #MeToo movement. The new report revealed that 82% of women and 42% of men have experienced sexual harassment or assault throughout their lifetime.  

In addition, the 2024 report detailed that one in five women and 8% of men experienced sexual harassment or assault before the age of 13. After these incidents occur, most people do not report it, with 89% of men and 87% of women choosing not to disclose it. 

Lisa Wade, associate professor at Tulane University’s Department of Sociology, said that the data from the 2024 report is “pretty consistent with other research we see about various types of sexual harassment and sexual violence.” 

The latest report surveyed about 3,300 adults aged 18 and older across the United States in order to collect this information.  

“One of the most common places that sexual harassment occurs is in public spaces. It’s in front of everyone,” said Raj. 

The report found that 73% of women and 24% of men reported these incidents occurring in public spaces, such as streets and parks. 

 “It’s time to start really pushing the legislative action in the direction of trying to address that,” Raj said.  

While it is uncertain if another survey will take place in a few years, “it’s going to be important to continue to track this change,” said Raj.  

“Thinking ahead of time about if you’re the one in the crowd,” Raj said. “Or if you’re the one who sees it when it’s going by, what would you say? What would you do?”