Results indicate that approximately 12 percent of the questioned women had been victims of severe sexual offending once in their lifetime. This result is comparable to those of other victimization surveys, although the prevalence rates vary between 6 and 50 percent in Germany. Results suggest that severe victimization is correlated with higher age and experiences in intimate partnerships. The results also demonstrate that severe sexual offenses are more likely to be committed by men who are known to the victim and milder sexual incidents are more likely to be committed by men unknown to the victim. In contrast to the United States, there are comparatively few surveys on sexual victimization in Germany. This study presents data on the prevalence of sexual victimization based on a survey of female students (N = 309) in the southwestern German town of Freiberg. In addition, a further objective of the study was to examine a possible correlation between sexual victimization with gender-role orientation and sensitivity for other personal issues, respectively. Tables, references