Although Date Rape Is a Rarely Reported Crime in the Community

Multiple Choice

Although date rape is a rarely reported crime in the community of a particular small college campus, seminars on sexual violence are offered. The focus of the seminars is on reducing one's risk for rape, as well as other forms of violence, through learning basic social skills and conflict resolution strategies. Which one of the following statements is perhaps the most accurate explanation for the college's low incidence of reported date rape?

A) The incidence is low because the campus does not have coed residence halls.
B) The low incidence reflects the trend that date rape is decreasing on college campuses.
C) A low incidence of date rape is not unusual in small colleges.
D) The incidence is falsely low because most cases of date rape are not reported.