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The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor campus ranked third in the nation in reported alleged sexual assaults on college campuses from 2010-2012, according to an analysis done by the Washington Post.
In 2012 alone, it ranked number two.
The Post, basing its report on data from the U.S. Department of Education from 2010-2012, showed that U-M had had 64 reported alleged sexual assaults, trailing only Harvard with 83 and Pennsylvania State University with 84.
In 2012, U-M had 34 reported alleged assaults on campus, trailing only Penn State with 56. Harvard recorded 31.
The Post noted in its report that "experts caution that a campus with a low reporting rate is not necessarily safer than one with a high rate. Some colleges make more effort than others to ensure victims step forward."
Michigan State University had 49 reported alleged incidents of sexual assault on campus from 2010-2012, a figure that ranks 11 in the nation and second in the state.
Stats for other Michigan universities for 2010-212 include: Northern Michigan University, 26; Western Michigan University, 24; Eastern Michigan University, 18; Central Michigan University, 14; Oakland University, 11; Grand Valley State University, 12; Wayne State University, 7; Kalamazoo College, 3.
The Michigan Daily, which wrote on the Washington Post report, wrote:
Over the past year, the University has been no stranger to scrutiny by both outside law enforcement and students over its handling of sexual assault allegations.
The Michigan Daily reported in January the permanent separation of Brendan Gibbons, a kicker for the University’s football team, from the University for sexual misconduct. Following a complaint filed by former University professor Doug Smith, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation on the University’s handling of the separation.
Central Student Government also commissioned a task force to review the circumstances surrounding the separation. The task force found the University responsible for mishandling Gibbons’ sexual misconduct case after two months of scrutiny.
