Originally Posted by DrPhil
Data collection:
That is aggregated versus reporting separate for each college and university campus across population size, type (co-ed or women's college or men's college; private or public; etc.).
Aggregating across millions of people ages 18-23 (those more likely to live on campus or nearby rather than commute) does not make the data shocking or impossible to believe.
And, yes, as a microcosm of larger society college campuses and areas around college campuses are more dangerous and have the higher rates of incidents and 911 calls. Researchers and law enforcement discovered this generations ago. That is also why many people do not want to live around a college campus--including noise, drinking, reduced safety, and students short-term renting rather than forming safe and stable neighborhoods and communities. Just as college campuses have higher rates of STDs, drug use, and alcohol use. That is what happens when you take a collective of people and put them in a bubble. This is at the aggregate level. There is variance at the micro-level and looking at specific schools and across various school types.
Stranger rape is so low for the same reason most victimization is done by family, friends, acquaintances. Based on comfort level and greater levels of interaction, you are more likely to be victimized by a non-stranger. Stranger victimization is less common and has lower rates in crime data even without "stranger danger warnings".
There are campuses that tell women and men what I said in the above paragraph. Victimization by family, friends, and acquaintances is impossible to prevent 100% but the incidents are reduced by telling people about proper ways to deal with anger, aggression, power struggles, sexual aggression, and seeing warning signs, having the resources to get away from a situation, having the strength to tell someone "no", and being able to accept when someone tells (general) you "no".
It is the same method used for domestic violence between partners or family and friends. And it is not alway effective. It increases in effectiveness when people do NOT believe that women and men have huge biological and gender differences that result in women being weak and submissive and men being strong, dominant, Penis Warriors. People can't believe that nonsense and then act shocked by the negative outcomes of perpetuating that culture. Telling women to be safe means NOTHING without also telling men to be safe. Letting men think they can do whatever they choose because they are biologically and patriarchally wired as such, negates every attempt at safety and equality. You can't tell someone "you're the MAN" in one breath and say "oh...dial it down a notch...for the sake of safety" in the next breath. Same thing applies to socializing women to believe they are biologically and socially weaker and submissive but then screaming "GIRL POWER...take ownership of your body and safety" like it is an easy transition.
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