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Approximately 3 percent of college
women become survivors of a completed or attempted rape during a typical
academic year, according to a survey recently conducted by the U.S. Department
of Justice.
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60% of completed rapes that occurred
on campus occurred in the victim's residence according to the Dept. of Justice
(2000).
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10.3% of completed rapes took
place in a fraternity house (US Dept of Justice 2000).
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Fewer than 5 percent of competed
and attempted rapes were reported to law enforcement officials (US Dept
of Justice 2000).
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In about two-thirds of the rape
incidents, the victim told someone, but most often not a family member or
college official (US Dept of Justice 2000).
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Reasons for not telling included,
fear of reprisal by assailant, fear of being treated with hostility by police,
not being believed, not wanting family to know and not believing the incident
was harmful or important enough to bring to authorities (US Dept of Justice
2000).
