Abstract
Objective: To identify and describe the sociodemographic characteristics of women victims of sexual violence treated in a municipality in Northeast Brazil. Method: Descriptive, documentary, retrospective study with a quantitative approach. Data collection was performed using the forms of the Information System for Notifiable Diseases, in December 2017. The coverage period covered the years 2012 to 2017. With non-parametric statistics. Results: 287 notifications of sexual violence against women were evaluated, where 51,21% (n = 147) of these cases occurred in the city of Campina Grande, aged 12 to 18 years with 44,25% (n = 127), were single women 59.58% (n = 171), students 50,17% (n = 149), raped on public roads 49,82% (n = 128). Conclusions: The study data reveal that the victims are predominantly young, single and low-educated adolescents, with the cases occurring on public roads in urban areas, reflecting the lack of security that permeates the whole country.