who will be the one to take a stand against sexual violence?
“I will be the one, to spread the word that Sexual violence is not okay!”
“I will be the one, to let him know that consenting to one behavior doesn’t give consent to all behaviors.”
“We’ll be the one, to tell our boys, it’s not right to verbally or physically hurt your girlfriend”
“I will be the one, to speak up & get help for anyone being harassed, assaulted or hurt “
We’ll be the one to take a stand against sexual violence.
If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual violence, you are not alone!
There is help for you on campus!
Please contact:
The Student Advocate, 305-899-4928
The Student Health Center 305-899-3750
Center for Counseling and Psychological Services 305-899-3950
Sexual Assault Statistics
- Fewer than 5% of completed and attempted rapes of college women are reported to law enforcement officials.
- In 80-90% of cases, victim and assailant know each other; and the more intimate the relationship, the more likely it is for a rape to be completed.
- 13% of college women are victims of a stalking incident at least once during their college years.
- 75% of the men and 55% of the women involved in acquaintance rapes were drinking or taking drugs just before the attack.
- One in four college women report surviving rape (15 percent) or attempted rape (12 percent) since their fourteenth birthday.
- 42% of rape survivors told no one about the rape.
- 57% of rapes happen on dates.
- 30% of rape survivors contemplate suicide after the rape.
- 3% of college men report surviving rape or attempted rape as a child or adult.
- Approximately 90% of victims of sexual assault on college campuses know their attacker.
- Nearly one third of college students report having physically assaulted a dating partner in the previous 12 months
- 60% of acquaintance rapes on college campuses occur in casual or steady dating relationships.
- 13% of college women report they were forced to have sex by a dating partner.
- 53% of victims of domestic violence were abused by a current or former boyfriend or girlfriend.
- 21% of college students report having experienced dating violence by a current partner.