Quote from this KSL article: SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- State education officials say sexual misconduct by teachers is the No. 1 reason Utah educators are forced to surrender their licenses. Records shows Utah has nearly 20,000 licensed educators. Since 1992, the State Board of Education has suspended or revoked 313 teacher licenses -- 208 of them for sexual misconduct. That number excludes 10 cases still being investigated by the Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission. The behaviors range from inappropriate touching and downloading pornography on a school computer to full-blown molestation...In 2005, a survey by The Associated Press ranked Utah 16th in the nation for teacher sex offenses based on disciplinary records from 2001 to 2005 in 50 states and the District of Columbia. At that time, 52.7 percent of Utah teachers who lost their licenses surrendered them for sexual misconduct -- twice the national rate, the AP found.
Sexual misconduct persistent in Utah schools (Oct. 25, 2009)
Utah's sexual assault rate outpaces U.S. average (April 6, 2010)
Utah Sexual assault realities:
* A few years ago, KSL reported that there's a reported rape in Utah less than 9.5 hours apart (see http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=14136899)-- that's up just from 2008 when it was just under a rape per 10 hours...http://publicsafety.utah.gov/bci/documents/CIU%202008%20book%200810.pdf, p. 6
* Per the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification (see also Utah Department of Health), the 2008 Utah rape rate was 63.7 per 100,000 females vs. U.S. average of 57.4. For entire crime report, see: http://publicsafety.utah.gov/bci/documents/CIU%202008%20book%200810.pdf
* BTW, 2008 wasn't some “new surge”: Since 1991, Utah’s rape rate has consistently inched higher than the national rate. By 2002, Utah ranked 14th in the nation for rapes. [Source url: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600125585,00.html] -- and inched to 13th by 2004...http://www.utahfoundation.org/reports/?page_id=290)
* Why has Utah as of the years since 2000, consistently has ranked between 13 & 18 re: rape rate?
* Why as of 5 years ago, was Utah #8 in the nation for its sex offender rate per Nation Master.com?
Utah "...officials are already struggling to house and treat the sex offenders who make up 30 percent of the state's prison population — well above the national average of 12 percent.
Source: Tougher laws keep sex offenders behind bars
It could be that this is reflective of tougher inforcement as opposed to a higher overall rate of incidence.
As an example that is somewhat comparable, I know my home state is derided as some sort of hotbed of political corruption of late, because an unusual number of politicians, sheriffs, etcetera are under indictment or serving time. NC isn’t anywhere near Nevada, Illinois or Louisiana in this regard, though.
Or, it could be that there actually is a higher rate of incidence due to some unique aspect of the state of Utah. Just thought I’d point that out in the interest of fairness.
Are those “gay rape” stats?
And we have heard that Minneapolis is less gay than last year.
Happy Days!
however, I wouldn't be totally surprised if this were true.....gays and liberals tend to gather where its relatively clean,organized,civil,polite,and free of masses of the unwashed....iows... where they live and who they live around is totally opposite of what they advocate....