Research

Research Studies

Research shows false allegations of sexual assault occur more commonly that many persons realize:

• A major study in a Midwestern city over the course of nine years found 41% of all rape claims were false (1).
• An analysis of police records at two large state universities found 50% of the rapes reported to campus police were determined to be false (2).
• An Air Force study evaluated 556 rape allegations, concluding 60% of the accusations were false (3).

See also: Greer E. The truth behind legal dominance feminism’s “two percent false rape claim” figure. Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. Vol. 33, April 2000. http://llr.lls.edu/volumes/v33-issue3/greer.pdf 

References:

(1)   Kanin E. False Rape Allegations. Archives of Sexual Behavior February 1994.

(2)   Kanin E. False Rape Allegations. Archives of Sexual Behavior February 1994.

(3)   McDowell CP. False Allegations.  Forensic Science Vol. 11, No. 4, December 1985.