If you or someone you know has experienced sexual violence, dating violence, or stalking, contact The Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance to speak with a confidential advocate. Advocates are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 848-932-1181.

Rutgers University conducted a large scale campus climate survey, #iSPEAK, in Fall 2014. For more information about the results from this survey please visit: https://socialwork.rutgers.edu/centers/center-violence-against-women-and-children/research-and-evaluation/understanding-and

24% of Women have experienced sexual violence before coming to Rutgers. 1 in 5 female undergraduates have experienced unwanted sexual contact since coming to Rutgers.
Students who did not identify as 100 percent heterosexual were 2X to 3X more likely to experience sexual violence.
5% of Undergraduate males reported unwanted sexual contact.
Friends are an Important Source of Support. One in five (20 percent) of all Rutgers undergraduate students have had another Rutgers student tell them that they had experienced sexual violence. 77% of students who were victimized since coming to Rutgers-New Brunswick and who told someone about it, told a close friend.