Egyptian law, which is based in part on Islamic concepts, differentiates among rape, attempted rape, and violation of honor. The present study surveyed 729 cases of rape as recorded in the files of the Forensic Department of the Egyptian Ministry of Justice; in addition, a random sample of 54 cases was selected for further in-depth interviewing. Variables studied included the following: age, sex, nature of allegation, time of year, relationship to offender, nature of force, resistance, time-lag between incident and report, and medical examination. The nature of the sample led to an overrepresentation of victims characterized by sufficient aggressiveness to make them sometimes seem like victimizers themselves. More typical victims were seen in the younger age group where family pathology was more evident. Findings indicate that reporting rape involved as much scandal for the victim as for the offenders, no matter how innocent the victim. Victims that did not report were more often not the ones aggressive enough to counterattack or effectively resist. It is concluded that more valid insights into the psychology of rape are likely to be found in victims seen in a psychiatric treatment setting.