Editor’s note: This story includes mentions of sexual violence.
Reports of rape on campus more than tripled between 2024 and 2025, according to Duke’s Annual Security Report released Wednesday. This uptick was driven by an increase in rapes reported in on-campus dorms and apartment buildings, which climbed from one case in 2024 to six in 2025.
Federal law requires the University to publish information about crime on campus each year. Wednesday’s report contained statistics for 14 different offenses, ranging from burglary to aggravated assault. It also included liquor, drug and weapons violations…