Resum
The aim of this study consisted in analysing the cases of
drug-facilitated sexual assault— chemical submission—from
2008 to 2017. A total of 240 cases registered during this
period within the territorial area of the Spanish Civil Guard
were analysed. Results show an increasing incidence of sexual
assault cases that are drug-facilitated in order to annul
the will of the victim, or at least that there is a greater
awareness to report these cases. From the analyses carried
out, distinctive characteristics of this type of sexual offences
were observed with respect to other modalities, in the sense
that they are linked to leisure situations (at night, on weekends
and holiday periods) although the place of commission
is fundamentally the victim's or the perpetrator's residence.
The profile of the victim is that of a young woman, of legal
age (with a mean age of 25 years) and Spanish, although foreign
women are also vulnerable victims. When the victim is
male, the mean age decreases notably (20 years) with a
higher incidence among minors. The aggressor is eminently
male, older (around 30 years) and also Spanish. Databases
can be a good starting point to frame the phenomenon, elucidating
some of the main variables that intervene in these
crimes, such as the moment and place of commission, as
well as those persons most inclined to suffer them and, in the opposite pole, those most likely to carry out this type of criminal act.