Statistics
- In the United States, 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men reported experiencing an attempted or completed rape at some time in their lives. (Source: BARCC.org)
- 90 percent of rape survivors on college campuses know their assailants (Source: BARCC.org)
- According to several published studies, at least 50% of reported sexual assaults in college settings involve alcohol.
- The Campus Sexual Assault (CSA) Study found 13.7% of undergraduate women had been victims of at least one completed sexual assault since entering college. (Source: nij.gov)
- Forty-two percent of women in one study said they had been victims of sexual coercion while dating in college. (Source: American College Health Association “Is Dating Dangerous?” 1997)
Websites
- Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
- National Sexual Violence Resource Center
- Rape Abuse and Incest National Network
- National Institutes of Justice Campus Sexual Assault Study
Bentley Resources
- Bentley University’s Annual Safety and Security Report
- Consent Day Resource Booklet: Information on healthy relationships and communication
- Bentley Student Handbook
Prevention
Please visit the Sexual Assault Prevention page for information about Sexual Assault Prevention and our Get Involved page for information about Bentley initiatives around sexual assault and violence.