title: Reporting rape in a national sample of college women.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Studies indicate that a small percentage of rapes are reported to law enforcement officials. Research also suggests that rapes perpetrated by a stranger are more likely to be reported and that rapes involving drugs and/or alcohol are less likely to be reported. College women represent a unique and understudied population with regard to reporting rape.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the current study, the authors interviewed a national sample of 2,000 college women about rape experiences in 2006.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Only 11.5% of college women in the sample reported their most recent/only rape experience to authorities, with only 2.7% of rapes involving drugs and/or alcohol reported. Minority status (ie, nonwhite race) was associated with lower likelihood of reporting, whereas sustaining injuries during the rape was associated with increased likelihood of reporting.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Reporting, particularly for rapes involving drugs and alcohol, is low among college women. Implications for policy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Anxiety Disorders Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1563, USA. ktaylor@psych.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Kate B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Wolitzky-Taylor
authors.forename: Heidi S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Resnick
authors.forename: Ananda B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Amstadter
authors.forename: Jenna L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: McCauley
authors.forename: Kenneth J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Ruggiero
authors.forename: Dean G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Kilpatrick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011902:Rape / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016387:Women's Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult