@NumbersGuy presumably is aware that natal females are doing the heavy lifting in terms of assault experience. Transwomen engaging in sex work may increase their odds. An interesting analysis of that 47% statistic here https://www.aaronkimberly.com/post/what-a-feminist-analysis-of-sexual-assault-data-reveals-about-transmen
Worth quoting:
'Firstly, let's break this down by sex: Transwomen and transmen.
A study by Abern et al reports that 50% of the transmen surveyed had been sexually assaulted, compared to 37% of transwomen.
The Trevor Project reports something similar: 49% transmen, 37% transwomen and 45% nonbinary. (Note that approximately 80-90% of those who identify as nonbinary are natal females.)
So, to begin with, we see that the majority of those who've been sexually assaulted are natal females, whether transmen or nonbinary.
Let's bring in another layer of information:
The same infographic by the NSVRC shows that 72% of the trans participants have engaged in sex work. Most trans prostitutes are transwomen.
We already know that prostitutes are victimized at a high rate. A key study of prostitutes in San Francisco reported that 68% of the participants had been sexually assaulted while engaging in prostitution.
Additionally, a 2024 study by Closson et al reported that transmen had the highest rates of all forms of violence (sexual assault, intimate partner violence, harassment and random assault).
So, by bringing together and integrating knowledge from multiple sources, what once appears to be a broad statement about trans victimization overall, actually breaks down as:
Natal females, regardless of gender identity, are more likely to be victimized (especially sexual violence)
Prostitutes are victimized at a high rate, which likely accounts for most of the sexual violence perpetrated against transwomen
What this data doesn't tell us is how many of the sexual assaults occurred prior to medically transitioning, and to what degree that may have been a factor in the motivation to transition. '