The University of Notre Dame is committed to providing a campus environment which fosters inquiry, belief, scholarship and community. Clearly, misconduct such as rape or other forms of sexual assault have no place in any community least of all in a Catholic University aspiring to be a welcoming place in which all individuals can feel at home and be prized for the special contributions they can make.
Rape is a crime of violence.
It is motivated by the desire to control, dominate and humiliate, not the desire for sex. College-age students are more likely to be raped than any other age group. The second highest victimization group is women between 20 and 24 years of age. The offender population shows a similar age distribution. While most rapes are committed against women, men are also victims of sexual assault.