Scope

National Data

11.2% of all students nationwide experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence, or incapacitation (among all graduate and undergraduate students)

Among graduate and professional students, 8.8% of females and 2.2% of males experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence, or incapacitation

Among undergraduate students, 23.1% of females and 5.4% of males experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence, or incapacitation

Among college women,9 out of 10 victims of sexual assault knew the person who sexually assaulted them

27% of college women have experienced some form of unwanted sexual contact

4.2% of students have experienced stalking since entering college

Nearly two-thirds of college students experience sexual harassment, and less than 10% of these students tell a college or university employee

Missouri Data

22% of Missouri college students report experiencing non-consensual sexual contact in their lifetime and 7% report experiencing non-consensual sexual contact in the past year

35% of Missouri college students indicate that the non-consensual sexual contact occurred while attending their current college or university

When asked where the non-consensual sexual contact occurred, respondents reported:

 8%  of students report being stalked in the past year and 1% perferred not to respond

In the past year,  14%  of Missouri college students report experiencing abuse in a relationship. Missouri college students report experiencing the following abusive behaviors in intimate relationships*:

Population Considerations

21% of TGQN (transgender, genderqueer, nonconforming) college students have been sexually assaulted, compared to 18% of non-TGQN females, and 4% of non-TGQN males

Individuals who identify as bisexual experience higher rates of sexual violence than their heterosexual or gay/lesbian peers (74.9% of bisexual women and 47.4% of bisexual men compared to 43.3% and 20.8% of heterosexual women and men, respectively, and 46.4% of lesbians, and 40.2% of gay men)

Other Considerations

More than 50% of college sexual assaults occur in either August, September, October, or November

Students are at an increased risk during the first few months of their first and second semesters in college

Only 20% of female student victims, age 18-24, report to law enforcement

81% of women and 35% of men report significant short-term or long-term impacts such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Data Briefs

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At a Glance

Key findings from the 2019 Missouri Assessment of College Health Behaviors

Substance Misuse and GPA

Volume 8

Volume 8, Number 8:
Interpersonal Violence on Missouri College Campuses

Volume 6

Volume 6, Number 4:
Missouri College Student Bystander Behaviors

Volume 6, Number 2:
Sexual Violence during Collegiate Internship or Study Abroad Programs

Volume 5

Volume 5, Number 12:
Clery Act Reporting

Volume 5, Number 1:
Bystander Interventions to Reduce Violence

Volume 4

Volume 4, Number 11:
Power-based Personal Violence on College Campuses

Volume 4, Number 4:
Relationship Abuse

Volume 3

Volume 3, Number 12:
Sexual Violence

Volume 2

Volume 2, Number 18:
Sexual Violence on College Campuses

Best Practices

The CDC has comprehensive guides on Sexual Violence on Campus: Strategies for Prevention and their newest resource is Stop SV: A Technical Package to Prevent Sexual Violence

Culture of Respect has a good rubric outlining various online, performance-based, and mixed method sexual assault prevention programs

The NCAA released a document on Sexual Violence Prevention: An Athletics Tool Kit for a Healthy and Safe Culture

Bystander Intervention Programs

1. The National Sexual Violence Resource Center has a great publication on engaging bystanders in sexual violence prevention
2. The Green Dot program is a nationally recognized bystander intervention program to address dating and relationship violence, sexual assault, and stalking
3. Step Up is another nationally recognized bystander intervention program
4. Bringing in the Bystander In-Person Prevention Training is another recognized bystander intervention program

Healthy Relationship Programs

1. Safe Dates is a dating abuse-prevention program geared towards middle and high school students, but could be adapted for college age individuals

Healthy Sexuality

1. The NSVRC has a guide on healthy sexuality for advocates, counselors, and prevention educators

Men’s Work in Prevention

1. Coaching Boys into Men is an evidence based program to engage boys, specifically athletes, in preventing domestiv violence, sexual assault, and teen dating abuse

National Resources

1. National Sexual Violence Resource Center: nsvrc.org
2. Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence: mocadsv.org
3. RAINN: rainn.org
4. National Alliance to End Sexual Violence: endsexualviolence.org
5. National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence: ncdsv.org
6. Resource Sharing Project: resourcesharingproject.org
7. Centers for Disease Control – Sexual Violence Prevention: cdc.gov/violenceprevention/sexualviolence
8. Green Dot: alteristic.org/services/green-dot

The Complex Relationship Between Alcohol and Interpersonal Violence

1. Consent and Drinking, UC Davis: safeparty.ucdavis.edu/sex-and-drinking/consent-and-drinking
2. Alcohol & Consent Project, UT Austin: healthyhorns.utexas.edu/ACproject/index.html

PIP Resources

1. Messaging About Intersection of Alcohol and Violence
2. CDC Stop SV Technical Package
3. 2017 Report: Missouri Campus Efforts to Address the Intersection of Alcohol and Sexual Violence

Title IX/Clery Resources

Please click the title of each resource to read a description and learn more details.

Research

Relevant Research Articles

1. A systematic review of primary prevention strategies for sexual violence perpetration
2. Preventing Sexual Violence on College Campuses: Lessons from Research and Practice
3. Improving College Campus-Based Prevention of Violence Against Women
4. Mobilising Men in Practice: Challenging Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Institutional Settings
5. A Critical Review of Sexual Violence Prevention on College Campuses