This article summarizes the frequency, type, and context of sexual assault in a large sample of first-year university women at three Canadian universities. The results of the study are as follows:
58.7% of first-year university women had experienced one or more forms of victimization since the age of 14 years
35.0% had experienced at least one completed or attempted rape
23.5% had been raped
More than three-quarters of the rapes occurred while women were incapacitated by alcohol or drugs
