Date Rape

Date rape can mean all sorts of things and can apply to varying situations. There is a lot of information available on the situations that date rape occur in as well as the drugs commonly used.

Although UC Davis is considered a "safe" campus, even safe campuses contain dangerous elements. Davis experiences an average of 43 forcible sexual assualts (rapes) each year. By law, the University is required to publish its sexual assault statistics in an annual Clery Report. Below is a graph depicting the raw forcible sexual assault statistics for Davis from 2001 to 2003 (the 2004 stats come out at the end of 05, this year's stats will come out next year etc.) This goes to show that our sleepy little town is not without tragedy. -Note: For complete stats, see the Davis Clery Stats website link below.

UCD Statistics of sex related crimes may be found here: http://police.ucdavis.edu/clery/currentCleryStatistics.htm Courtesy of the Campus Violence Prevention Program. The total criminal sex offenses in UCD, UCD affiliated buildings, and nearby public property, are: 51 in 2001, 43 in 2002, and 35 in 2003.

• Never take a drink from someone, fill it up yourself (unless you're watching a licensed bartender).
  

• Use the buddy system, watch out for each other and your drinks.
  

• Use Date Rape Testers if you suspect your drink has been tampered with.
  

• Only go home with your buddy, a very helpful stranger might have been the one to drug you.
  

• Never leave your drink alone.
  

• If you black out or become suddenly intoxicated after a little drinking (less than one) something is wrong.
  

• Most rapes are committed by people the victim already knows.
  

• If you suspect that you've been assaulted/raped, save your clothing and urine as evidence for the police.

Please note that an email and rumors warning about a drug called Progesterex is a hoax:

• http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/1597.html
  

• http://www.snopes.com/toxins/progest.htm
  

• If you're still scared, find a professor in the vet school and ask her/him.

Keep in mind that despite a recent focus in the media on date rape drugs, many date rapes occur with no drugs involved, or are spurred by normal alcohol use. Expectations at the end of an evening can turn into demands even when both parties are sober.

Dont forget that alcohol alone can be a very effective date rape drug, know your limit.