Survey Says 23% of Female College Students Experience Sexual Assault
A survey by the Association of American Universities (AAU) found that 23% of female college students have been sexually assaulted.
In additon, the survey found that overall rates of reporting to campus officials and law enforcement or others were low, ranging from five percent to 28 percent, depending on the specific type of behavior. The most common reason for not reporting incidents of sexual assault and sexual misconduct was that it was not considered serious enough. Other reasons included because they were “embarrassed, ashamed or that it would be too emotionally difficult,” and because they “did not think anything would be done about it.”