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submitted 2 years ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/science@lemmy.world

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[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

If anyone didn't know, Alaska has the highest rate of sexual violence in the US.

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I wonder if this is an effect of isolation?

I'm curious what sort of environmental factors influence this sort of behavior.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Opportunism and lack of consequences

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

When help is 30+ minutes away....

[–] SirToxicAvenger@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

environmental factors like it being really fucking cold 8 months out of the year?

[–] bizarrocullen@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Keep in mind that there's only 700,000 people in Alaska. 14 cases are gonna show up on the national scale.