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13 rapes reported on University of Kentucky campus in 2017

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There were 13 on-campus rapes in 2017 on the campus of University of Kentucky, located in Lexington, according to the most recent crime statistics available on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website.

In 2016, there were 17 rapes on the campus; and in 2015, there were 16 rapes. Overall, in the three year period from 2015 through 2017, 84 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
2017131292%
2016171588%
2015161275%

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