This study compared gang & individual rapes in a large sample of female victims from the comunity. Comparisons of trauma histories (child sexual abuse), assault characteristics (offender violence) & outcomes (sexual acts, physical injuries), & current functioning (posttraumatic stress disorder, lifetime suicide attempts) showed gang rape victims were worse off overall compared with victims of single offenders. 42.4% of gang rape victims reported a lifetime suicide attempt compared to 25.8% of individual rape victims. There were few differences in informal support seeking between the 2 groups, but gang rape victims perceived their social networks more negatively. (20 refs.)