A Study estimates that women at a college that has 10,000 female students could experience more than 350 rapes a year--finding with serious policy implications for college administrators.
Three percent of college women experience a completed and/or attempted rape during a college year, often occurring after 6 p.m. in living quarters, and usually by someone they know, shown in a study released Monday.
The study “The Sexual Victimization of College Women,” offers a comprehensive look into the prevalence and nature of sexual assault occurring at American colleges. The study shows:
• 1.7 percent of female college students were victims of attempted rape.
• 1.7 percent of college women reported being coerced to have sex.
• 13 percent of college women have been stalked since the beginning of the school year.
• 60 percent that took place on campus occurred in the victim’s residence.
• 31 percent occurred in other living quarters on campus.
• 10 percent occurred at a fraternity.
The study also showed that many women do not characterize their sexual victimizations as a crime for a number of reasons (such as embarrassment, not clearly understanding the legal definition of rape or not wanting to define someone they know who victimized them as a rapist) or because they blame themselves for their sexual assault. The study reinforces the importance of many organizations’ efforts to improve education and knowledge about sexual assault.
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