0.61% of female, 0.14% of male college students raped in an academic year

Only 28 years (1977) since rape not punishable by death

10% of executions from 1930-1977 were for rape

Rape punishable by death

Rape punishable by death

Rape punishable by death

Rape victims legally blameless

3-5% women raped/attempted rape on campuses

2.5% college women sexually assaulted (including verbal threats and unwanted sexual grabbing/fondling)

0.03% of population reported incidents of rape/attempted rape (in the given year)

0.02% of population reported incidents of rape/attempted rape (370/180,000; in the given year)

6.7% of people raped at least once in their life

2.8% female rape (completed + attempted) rate on campus in academic year

Rape is not caused by “rape culture”

Students less likely than nonstudents to report to the police or consider important enough to report

Rate of rape and sexual assault was 20% times higher for nonstudents (7.6 per 1,000) than for students (6.1 per 1,000)

The author of the “1-in-5 women will be raped in college” study said that it should not be used in a broader context

Author of the “1-in-5” statistic study says that the study is flawed, and that it’s a mistake to apply it nationally.

81.9% of sexual assaults occur before the age of 18 years

While 88% of the population thinks sexual assault on college campuses is a problem, only 37% of current/recently-graduated students think it is a problem

Current/recently graduated college students think ‘Alcohol & Drug Abuse’ is a significantly greater problem than ‘Sexual Assault’ (56% vs. 37%)

Among current/recently graduated college students, men are more likely than women to be aware of the university’s sexual assault prevention program

Among current/recently graduated college students, men are have received more training than women in what to do in a situation that might lead to sexual assault

Among current/recently graduated college students, men are more likely than women to (1) put the responsibility solely on the man’s shoulders and (2) exhonerate the woman for her choices in encounters that lead to sexual assault.

Among current/recently graduated college students, women are far are more likely to think that letting someone guilty of sexual assault go is a greater injustice than an innocent person being found guilty of sexual assault (36% vs. 56%)

Among current/recently graduated college students, 52% of women thinking that removing ones own clothing does NOT establish consent for more sexual activity

Among current/recently graduated college students, 58% of women thinking that an individual actively getting a condom is NOT establishing consent for more sexual activity

Among current/recently graduated college students, 44% of women thinking that an individual nodding in agreement does NOT establish consent for more sexual activity

When polled on fear of certain crimes happening, ‘sexual assault’ ranks second-to-lowest (16%)

33% of women worry about being sexually assaulted, despite 0.9% being victims of assault in past 12 months

Among crime victimization, violent crimes occur significantly less frequently than property crime. Of violent crimes, sexual assault occurs the least frequently.

Among crime victimization, violent crimes occur significantly less frequently than property crime. Of violent crimes, sexual assault occurs the least frequently.

Of all the 7 categories of crime surveyed, the ‘sexual assault’ category was #6 in frequency.