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Eight rapes reported on Furman campus in 2017

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There were 8 on-campus rapes in 2017 on the campus of Furman, located in Greenville, according to the most recent crime statistics available on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website.

In 2016, there were 8 rapes on the campus; and in 2015, there were 5 rapes. Overall, in the three year period from 2015 through 2017, 95 percent of on-campus rapes happened in residence halls. The following table shows how many of these on-campus criminal offenses were committed in residence halls:


YearOn-campus rapesIn residence halls% In residence halls
20178787%
201688100%
201555100%

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