How often is rape reported to law enforcement?

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Despite the increase in self-reports of rape and sexual assault, there was a decrease in reporting to police from 2017 to 2018. Forty-percent (40%) of rapes and sexual assaults were reported to police in 2017, but only about 25% were reported to police in 2018.
— Morgan and Oudekerk, 2019
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— Black et al., 2011