Sexual Assault Statistics at ISU

The following is a summary of sexual assaults reported. Additional information on reported assaults can be found on the Campus Crime and Security Report

Time Period: July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007

33 sexual assaults were reported (*remember, most are not reported)
63% were freshmen or sophomores; 32 survivors were female, one was male
74% were assaulted by an acquaintance
100% involved a single assailant
61% were off campus
39% were on campus (two occurred “outside”; all others were in the residence halls)
64% reported using alcohol prior to the assault; 45% of those were “too intoxicated” to legally consent; 15% suspected they had been given a“date rape drug”
52% reported use of physical force during the assault

Time Period: July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006

31 sexual assaults were reported (*remember, most are not reported)
61% were freshmen or sophomores; all were female
84% were assaulted by an acquaintance
96% involved a single assailant (one case involved multiple assailants)
68% were off campus
32% were on campus (all occurred within the residence halls)
86% reported using alcohol prior to the assault; 64% of those were “too intoxicated” to legally consent; 29% suspected they had been given a “date rape drug”
47% reported use of physical force during the assault

Time Period: July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005

36 sexual assaults were reported (*remember, most are not reported)
53% were freshmen or sophomores; all were female
89% were assaulted by an acquaintance
100% involved a single assailant
75% were off campus
25 % were on campus (all but two occurred within a residence hall)
61% reported using alcohol prior to the assault; 89% of those were “too intoxicated” to legally consent; 11% suspected they had been given a “date rape drug”
53% reported use of physical force during the assault

Time Period: July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004

27* sexual assaults reported (*remember, most are not reported)
63% were freshmen or sophomores; all were female
81% were assaulted by an acquaintance
89% involved a single assailant; 11% involved multiple assailants
70% occurred off campus
22% occurred on-campus (all but 1 occurred within a residence hall)
79% reported using alcohol prior to assault; 41% were “too intoxicated to legally consent”; 26% suspected they had been given a “date rape drug”
48% reported use of physical force during the assault

Time Period: July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003

23* sexual assaults were reported (*remember, most are not reported)
70% were freshmen or sophomores; all victims were female
87% were assaulted by an acquaintance
83% involved a single assailant; 17% involved multiple assailants
56% occurred off-campus
43% occurred on-campus (all but 2 occurred within the residence halls)
70% reported using alcohol prior to the assault; 65% were “too intoxicated” to legally consent; 9% suspected they had been given a “date rape drug”
30% reported use of physical force during the assault