15 rapes reported on American University campus in 2016

There were 15 on-campus rapes in 2016 on the campus of American University, located in Washington, according to the most recent crime statistics available on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website.

In 2015, there were 18 rapes on the campus; and in 2014, there were 12 rapes. Overall, in the three year period from 2014 through 2016, 91 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:


Year
On-campus rapes
In residence halls
% In residence halls
2016
15
15
100%
2015
18
15
83%
2014
12
11
91%