The University of Oregon Police Department received two reports of campus area rape over the weekend, bringing the total number of cases reported since Oct. 30 to six. The incidents occurred on Nov. 10 and Nov. 12.
According to UO spokesman Kelly McIver, the Nov. 12 incident occurred in an off-campus residence. The case was reported directly to UOPD and a criminal investigation is ongoing. The parties knew each other.
The Nov. 10 case occurred on campus and was reported through the anonymous SAFE website. The survivor has not come forward to police, so UOPD is not yet investigating. The involved parties also knew each other.
UO has now listed six cases of rape in its Clery crime log since Oct. 30. Five of those six incidents occurred in the last two months.
“Sexual assault is too common of a problem in this age group,” said McIver, noting that UO has increased its resources for sexual assault survivors over the past few years.
“We think we’re seeing this increase in reports because more services are now available,” he said.