More Rapes Reported at Harvard in 2014 than Any Other Mass. School
By Andrew M. Duehren and Daphne C. Thompson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS
In 2014, Harvard received more reports of on-campus rape than any other university in Massachusetts, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Using numbers collected through the Clery Act, a law that requires universities that receive federal funding to report data about crime on their campuses to the government, the Department of Education created a searchable database with details about campus crime, including sexual offenses.
Harvard topped the list for Massachusetts universities with 33 reported rapes that occurred on its campus in Cambridge in 2014.
It exceeded colleges with larger student populations, such as the University of Massachusetts Amherst—which had 10 reports of rape that occurred on its main campus—and peer universities, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which had 14 reports.
By Andrew M. Duehren and Daphne C. Thompson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS
Using numbers collected through the Clery Act, a law that requires universities that receive federal funding to report data about crime on their campuses to the government, the Department of Education created a searchable database with details about campus crime, including sexual offenses.
Harvard topped the list for Massachusetts universities with 33 reported rapes that occurred on its campus in Cambridge in 2014.
It exceeded colleges with larger student populations, such as the University of Massachusetts Amherst—which had 10 reports of rape that occurred on its main campus—and peer universities, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which had 14 reports.
