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[Juliette Grimmett <>]

thank you so much-this is so helpful!

Juliette
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"Feminism is the radical notion that women are people"

Break the Silence, End Sexual Violence

Juliette Grimmett
Rape Prevention Education Coordinator
North Carolina State University
3120 Talley Student Center
Campus BOX 7306
Raleigh, NC 27695
O: (919) 513-3232
F: (919) 515-1066
http://www.ncsu.edu/womens_center

Campaign for a Safer Carolina
MPH Candidate 2007
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill




Quoting "S. Daniel Carter" 
<>:

> on 2/24/07 12:24 PM, Juliette Grimmett at 
>
>  wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know the stat of how many college women are being raped by
> > college men (either men on their colleges or college men in general)?
>
> Probably the best answer to this question is found in "The Sexual
> Victimization of College Women" research report published by the U.S.
> Department of Justice in 2000. But even it may not fully answer this
> question.
>
> That study found that 35.5 % of completed rapes and 43.5% of attempted rapes
> were committed by someone identified solely as a classmate. The bulk of the
> remaining amount, 60.5 % of completed rapes and 48.4 % of attempted rapes,
> were classified as being committed by a friend, boyfriend/ex-boyfriend or
> acquaintance. Only 4 % of completed rapes and 8.1 % of attempted rapes were
> committed by others or unknown individuals.
>
> The non-classmate categories, however, likely include large percentages of
> students, either at the victim's or another college. But the study does not
> specifically provide data on the student status of these other categories.
> And of course even some of the unknown individuals could be fellow students
> too.
>
> The complete results can be found on the DOJ's web site at...
>
> http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/svcw.htm
>
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> S. Daniel Carter
> Senior Vice President
> Security On Campus, Inc.
> http://www.securityoncampus.org/
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