Rape Culture In College Campuses
by Alma Tovar
What is Rape Culture?
So What Is the Big Deal?
Here are some statistics for you.
The statistics below are taken directly from http://www.nsvrc.org/.
It is estimated that the percentage of completed or attempted rape victimization among women in higher educational institutions may be between 20% and 25% over the course of a college career.
Among college women, 9 in 10 victims of rape and sexual assault knew their offender.
Almost 12.8% of completed rapes, 35% of attempted rapes, and 22.9% of threatened rapes happened during a date.
It is estimated that for every 1,000 women attending a college or university, there are 35 incidents of rape each academic year.
Less than 5% of completed or attempted rapes against college women were reported to law enforcement. However, in 2/3rds of the incidents the victim did tell another person, usually a friend, not family or school officials.