{"id":325,"date":"2026-10-16T14:01:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T14:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/greendot\/?page_id=325"},"modified":"2026-10-16T14:01:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T14:01:54","slug":"national-college-sexual-assault-statistics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/greendot\/national-college-sexual-assault-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"National College Sexual Assault Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>National College Sexual Assault Statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>13% of all college students experience rape or sexual assault during their time in higher education<\/li>\n<li>Rates are higher for female undergraduate students: 26.4%<\/li>\n<li>6.8% of male undergraduate students experience rape or sexual assault\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Source:<\/strong> RAINN.org: National anti-sexual violence organization; operates National Sexual Assault Hotline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>About 85% to 90% of sexual assault victims know their attacker. 1<\/li>\n<li>Estimated that 80% to 90% of campus sexual assaults go unreported to campus officials or law enforcement. 2<\/li>\n<li>Highest risk times and periods: 3\n<ul>\n<li>The &#8220;Red Zone&#8221;: The first 8-10 weeks of the fall semester, with over 50% of annual sexual assault incidents occurring during this period<\/li>\n<li>First-year students and transfer students face the highest vulnerability<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sources<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>1. 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