Multiple studies have shown sexual violence to be an under-reported crime. It's estimated that between one-quarter and one-fifth of college women experience sexual assault, but fewer than half of victims ever report it to authorities, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. According to one 2000 Bureau of Justice Statistics/Department of Justice study, fewer than 5 percent of completed and...

Sexual violence is as prevalent as ever on college campuses. On average one in 20 college females report being raped and one in four will be the victim of sexual assault during her academic career as an undergraduate, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) According to NSVRC, sexual assault does not only include rape, but any involuntary sexual activity...

"A 22 year-old woman living on a college campus — or anywhere for that matter— I’ve heard the horror stories. I know that a female walking alone at night is a target. Many women — and men for that matter — end up in situations they never expected. I know this, and yet, more often than I care to admit, I find...

Police have arrested a man in connection with three assaults on women in the Bronx, two of which happened on the same day. Calvin Presinal, 28, is in custody and charged with rape, assault and strangulation. He is also being charged in connection with an incident on August 5, when he allegedly choked a 21-year-old girl until she passed out. The other...

A Swarthmore College junior already at the center of a nationally publicized row over how the elite suburban liberal-arts school deals with sexual-assault cases is embroiled in a new controversy - also over the explosive issue of rape on campus. Swarthmore officials say they removed Mia Ferguson, 19, this week from her new job as a dormitory resident adviser, or RA, because...

Today we are doing a review of one of the most devastating personal defense systems in existence. It is called the Tornado Pepper Spray System because it is a complete personal defense system that combines pepper spray, a personal alarm and emergency strobe light all in one product. It has four levels of safety built-in to prevent accidental discharge. The 125 dB...