Sunday, July 13, 2014

U-M Ranked #3 in Nation in Reported Alleged Sexual Assaults, Analysis Shows

U-M Ranked #3 in Nation in Reported Alleged Sexual Assaults, Analysis Shows –  Deadline Detroit:
The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor campus ranked third in the nation in reported alleged sexual assaults on college campuses from 2010-2012, according to an analysis done by the Washington Post.  
In 2012 alone, it ranked number two. 
The Post, basing its report on data from the U.S. Department of Education from 2010-2012, showed that U-M had had 64 reported alleged sexual assaults, trailing only Harvard with 83 and Pennsylvania State University with 84.
In 2012, U-M had 34 reported alleged assaults on campus, trailing only Penn State with 56. Harvard recorded 31.
The Post noted in its report  that "experts caution that a campus with a low reporting rate is not necessarily safer than one with a high rate. 
Some colleges make more effort than others to ensure victims step forward."

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