Game-day violence

Reports of sexual violence at universities with Division I football teams increase 41 percent on game day for home games and 15 percent for away games. An upset victory results in even greater number of reports of sexual assault. Binge drinking associated with football games is a contributing factor. Many of these incidents are perpetrated by strangers. “The bottom line . . . is somewhere between 253 and 770 additional rapes per year seem to be occurring at colleges with Division I football teams on days the college team is playing” (NPR, February 17).