<p>Okay, that’s simply incorrect.</p>
<p>What you mean is ‘reported sex offenses,’ which, at least in Reed’s case, is the result of concerted efforts to raise reporting rates and makes students feel safer on campus.</p>
<p>The proportion of female college students who experience sexual assault in the United States may be as high as 25%. Many more rapes happen on virtually every campus across the US than get reported. Reed is a national leader in sexual assault response and prevention, and the recent spike in reported assaults reflects the student body’s rising confidence in the administration’s sincere desire to protect survivors.</p>
<p>I normally try not to sound like I work for Reed’s PR office (I don’t), but on this subject I have to commend Reed and defend its good name, so to speak. Reed is not perfect, but it deals with sexual assault far better than 90% of American colleges. You can ask any Reed student and they’re likely to say the same thing.</p>
<p>I suspect the reason for Grinnell’s high reporting rates is similar.</p>