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→States/Territories and their Corresponding Age of Consent: Specifyin'.
*The ''age of criminal responsibility'' is the age at which a person is deemed to be fully responsible for their criminal actions.
*The ''age of criminal responsibility'' is the age at which a person is deemed to be fully responsible for their criminal actions.
*The ''age of majority'' is the age at which a person is deemed to have the rights and responsibilities of an adult and the age at which parental rights and responsibilities cease.
*The ''age of majority'' is the age at which a person is deemed to have the rights and responsibilities of an adult and the age at which parental rights and responsibilities cease.
==States/Territories and their Corresponding Age of Consent==
==American States/Territories and their Corresponding Age of Consent==
Worldwide, the average age of consent is 16.<ref>http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm</ref>
Worldwide, the average age of consent is 16.<ref>http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm</ref>
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