The Sexual Victimization of College Women

Who?
 ü 90% knew the perpetrator

What?

ü    Sexual contact or intercourse without consent.  Only rarely extreme force resulting in injuries or a weapon is used. 

Where?

ü    The majority both on and off campus assaults occurred in living quarters

ü    More occurred off campus than on campus

When?

ü    52% took place after midnight; 37% from 6pm to midnight

How many report?

ü    2/3 of those sexually assaulted told someone but rarely a college official.  90% of stalking victims told someone

ü    Less than 5% of completed and attempted rapes were reported to the police.  17% of stalking was reported to the police

Why aren’t most reported?

ü    Most common reasons for not reporting sexual assault: not serious enough to report, not clear a crime had been committed, did not want other people to know and lack of proof

ü    46.5% of those who experienced a completed rape defined it as rape

From the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2000

This site is not meant to replace the advice of health care, counseling or legal professionals. You should not rely on any information on these pages, or information generated for you by this site, to replace consultations with qualified professionals regarding your own specific situation.

Some links take you to a source outside of the SASA website. The owners of that site, not SASA, are responsible for content.

Please email comments, suggestions, or updates to brueggek@uww.edu Return to SASA Homepage