&gt;Sexual assault on campus is a serious problem, but it is difficult to study accurately.<p>Except that it isn&#x27;t (insofar as &quot;serious problem&quot; is a weasel-phrase that&#x27;s used to imply high incidence).<p>It should go without saying that one rape is too many, but overwhelming evidence points towards a consequential and artificial inflation of numbers.<p>A good overview of the subject:  <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.slate.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;double_x&#x2F;doublex&#x2F;2014&#x2F;12&#x2F;college_rape_campus_sexual_assault_is_a_serious_problem_but_the_efforts.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.slate.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;double_x&#x2F;doublex&#x2F;2014&#x2F;12&#x2F;colle...</a>