25% of Female Brown Students Reported "Unwanted Sexual Touching" in Survey
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25% of Female Brown Students Reported "Unwanted Sexual Touching" in Survey
Brown released the data Monday from from the Report on the AAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct gathered through surveys in April 2015 by Westat, an independent national research company. Brown was part of a 27-institution survey organized by the Association of American Universities (AAU).
“For Brown, the report reinforces our Sexual Assault Task Force’s call to action for confronting the very real problem of gender-based harassment and violence,” Brown President Christina Paxson said. “The results of the survey establish a clear baseline against which we can assess ourselves going forward and will continue to inform ongoing education and prevention efforts to address these problems.”
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According to Brown, the university has been working to transform its approach to sexual violence coinciding with campus activism on this issue since early 2014.
A Sexual Assault Task Force of faculty, students and staff submitted its final report at the end of the last academic year, and according to Brown officials, many of its recommendations already are in effect.
“Brown has come a long way since the AAU survey was conducted last April,” Paxson said in her email to the campus. “The data in the AAU report have revealed areas for ongoing attention, including education about available support resources and greater clarity around our procedures. While we have increased the transparency of our complaint process through the use of trained investigators and specified timeframes for each step, we are working to ensure the information is clear and accessible to the entire campus.”
Providence's Most Violent Neighborhoods
#9: District 9
College Hill, Wayland Square, Fox Point
Violent Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 35
2012: 53
Property Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 597
2012: 630
Other Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 183
2012: 218
Total Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 815
2012: 901
#8: District 8
Mount Hope, Hope, Blackstone
Violent Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 36
2012: 40
Property Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 596
2012: 531
Other Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 226
2012: 212
Total Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 858
2012: 783
#7: District 3
Reservoir, South Elmwood, Washington Park
Violent Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 63
2012: 67
Property Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 443
2012: 452
Other Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 311
2012: 305
Total Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 817
2012: 824
#6: District 1
Downtown
Violent Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 79
2012: 94
Property Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 1116
2012: 1118
Other Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 563
2012: 580
Total Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 1758
2012: 1792
#5: District 6
Mount Pleasant, Manton, Elmhurst
Violent Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 128
2012: 116
Property Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 829
2012: 885
Other Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 531
2012: 559
Total Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 1488
2012: 1560
#4: District 7
Charles, Wanskuck, Smith Hill
Violent Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 172
2012: 183
Property Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 1143
2012: 1092
Other Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 784
2012: 813
Total Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 2099
2012: 2088
#3: District 4
Federal Hill, West End
Violent Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 173
2012: 188
Property Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 1082
2012: 1085
Other Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 755
2012: 919
Total Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 2010
2012: 2192
#2: District 5
Olneyville, Silver Lake, Hartford
Violent Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 206
2012: 189
Property Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 911
2012: 865
Other Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 758
2012: 724
Total Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 1875
2012: 1778
#1: District 2
Upper South Providence, Lower South Providence, Elmwood
Violent Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 213
2012: 188
Property Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 966
2012: 964
Other Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 841
2012: 910
Total Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 2020
2012: 2062
Citywide
Violent Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 1121
2012: 1135
Property Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 7738
2012: 7714
Other Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 5017
2012: 5296
Total Crimes Reported (YTD)
2013: 13876
2012: 14145
