| Summary: | The sexual assault and sexual coercion of women on college campuses is a pervasive and
ongoing problem. It is estimated that over 15% of women attending college experience some
type of sexual assault or coercion each year (Fisher, Cullen, & Turner, 2000). While sexual
victimization ranging from mild, verbal, sexual coercion, to rape has been studied, more recently
a newer form of sexual victimization has been researched: Stalking. The current study uses
results from 873 surveys at a Midwestern university to examine the prevalence of sexual
victimization and stalking on a college campus. Cohen and Felson’s (1979) routine activities
theory is used to explain why sexual victimization and stalking are common on university
campuses, and what variables might contribute to their occurrence.
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