{
  "id": "2024-07-07-stanford-university-sexual-assault",
  "slug": "stanford-university-sexual-assault-2024-07-07",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Stanford University",
    "shortName": "Stanford",
    "state": "CA",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "AlertSU",
    "enrollment": 17680
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-07-07",
    "type": "sexual-assault",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Timely warning after sexual assault reported in a student residence",
    "headlinePublic": "Timely warning after sexual assault reported in a student residence",
    "summary": "On July 10, 2024, Stanford University issued an [AlertSU timely warning](https://stanforddaily.com/2024/07/10/sexual-assault-reported-on-campus/) reporting a sexual assault that occurred on July 7, 2024 in a student residence on the 700 block of Campus Drive. A female victim reported being assaulted by a male perpetrator between 1:00 AM PDT and 2:00 AM PDT after both parties had [consumed alcohol together earlier in the evening](https://police.stanford.edu/alertsu.html?alertid=1402). The suspect's description was not disclosed to the Department of Public Safety.",
    "outcome": "The investigation remained open. No arrest was publicly announced."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "July 10, 2024, three days after the July 7, 2024 incident",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "AlertSU: A female victim told a mandatory reporter that she was sexually assaulted by a male perpetrator in a student residence at 700 Block Campus Drive between 1:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. on Sunday. The parties consumed alcohol together earlier in the evening. Consent from both parties must be obtained before engaging in sexual activity; alcohol or drugs, which may incapacitate one or both parties, are not excuses for assault. Further details regarding the alleged assailant were not disclosed to SUDPS.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://police.stanford.edu/alert/alertsu.html?alertid=1402",
      "sourceDescription": "Stanford Department of Public Safety AlertSU archive (alertid=1402); also quoted in The Stanford Daily, July 10, 2024",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim text recovered from Stanford DPS's AlertSU archive page and quoted by The Stanford Daily on July 10, 2024, including 'A female victim told a mandatory reporter,' '700 Block Campus Drive,' 'between 1:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. on Sunday,' 'consumed alcohol together earlier in the evening,' the consent-and-incapacitation language, and 'Further details regarding the alleged assailant were not disclosed to SUDPS'",
        "AlertSU is Stanford's combined emergency-and-Clery notification brand; sexual-assault timely warnings appear under the same channel as fire / earthquake / shelter-in-place alerts",
        "The 700 block of Campus Drive is a residential area within Stanford's main campus"
      ],
      "characterCount": 505
    }
  ],
  "context": "On July 10, 2024, Stanford University's Department of Public Safety issued an [AlertSU timely warning](https://stanforddaily.com/2024/07/10/sexual-assault-reported-on-campus/) regarding a sexual assault that occurred on July 7, 2024 in a student residence on the 700 block of Campus Drive between 1:00 AM PDT and 2:00 AM PDT. The female victim reported being assaulted by a male perpetrator after both parties had consumed alcohol earlier in the evening. Further details about the suspect, including age, height, weight, race, and clothing, were [not disclosed to SUDPS](https://police.stanford.edu/alertsu.html?alertid=1402). The alert came during a period when Stanford's 2024 Higher Education Sexual Misconduct and Awareness survey found that [32% of undergraduate women reported nonconsensual sexual contact](https://stanforddaily.com/2024/10/30/2024-hesma-survey-sexual-misconduct/). The university noted that most reported sexual assaults occur in student dormitories and are committed by other students, and that most incidents involve alcohol consumption by both parties.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "The AlertSU notification included no physical description of the suspect, limiting the community's ability to identify a potential ongoing threat",
    "The incident occurred during the summer session when campus population is lower, yet assaults still occur in residential settings",
    "Stanford's 2024 HESMA survey found 32% of undergraduate women had experienced nonconsensual sexual contact, indicating the scope of the issue"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Sexual assault reported on campus, AlertSU states (Stanford Daily)",
      "url": "https://stanforddaily.com/2024/07/10/sexual-assault-reported-on-campus/",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    },
    {
      "title": "AlertSU Previous Alerts (Stanford DPS)",
      "url": "https://police.stanford.edu/alertsu.html?alertid=1402",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "32% of undergraduate women report nonconsensual sexual contact (Stanford Daily)",
      "url": "https://stanforddaily.com/2024/10/30/2024-hesma-survey-sexual-misconduct/",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    },
    {
      "title": "Stanford Department of Public Safety AlertSU archive (alertid=1402); also quoted in The Stanford Daily, July 10, 2024",
      "url": "https://police.stanford.edu/alert/alertsu.html?alertid=1402",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "sexual-assault",
    "timely-warning",
    "student-residence",
    "alcohol-involved",
    "california",
    "private-university"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-03",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-05-03",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}