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Rape Awareness Month: Facts on Sexual Assault

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Vanessa Meuir and Alyssa Schueneman Student Contributor, University of Missouri
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Vanessa Meuir Student Contributor, University of Missouri
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Mizzou chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

Collegiettes ™, did you know that September is Rape Awareness Month? Here are some facts about sexual assault to consider. Some are pretty shocking! Read our feature on staying safe around campus – it’s full of information that every collegiette™ needs to know. 

Facts: 

  • One in four females are sexually assaulted in their lifetime
  • Of male sexual assault victims, one in six were assaulted by the age of 18
  • 78 percent of all sexual assault victims know the offender
  • 84 percent of rape victims do not report it
  • Less than 2 percent of reports of rape are false

Resources:

  • RSVP Center: G210 in the MU Student Center or 573.882.6638
  • MU Counseling Center: 573.882.6601
  • Student Health Center: 573.882.7481
  • Columbia Police Department: 573.874.7404
  • University Hospital Emergency Room: 573.882.8091
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Vanessa Meuir and Alyssa Schueneman
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Vanessa Meuir


Vanessa Meuir is senior majoring in magazine journalism and English. She was born in St. Louis, MO and raised in Columbia, MO where she now attends school. In addition to her involvement with Her Campus Mizzou, she works in Mizzou's athletics department and serves as a writing tutor for students on campus. She has gained most of her journalistic experience while writing and blogging for the Columbia Missourian, a local newspaper, and Vox magazine, a student-run campus magazine. She also gained some publishing experience while interning at The Missouri Review, a literary magazine. When Vanessa is not working or in class, she enjoys maintaining a personal blog that comments on reality television, spending time with her five roommates, reading and dabbling in amateur photography. Among her favorite things are diet coke, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Disney Channel and fuzzy socks.