Between August 2015 and August 2016, 461 incidents of sexual misconduct were reported to Michigan State's Office of Institutional Equity and Title IX Office.
"I live here. I should feel safe on campus," said Michaela Swope.
MSU's Title IX Coordinator Jessica Norris, says the university is doing everything they can to prevent sexual harassment, assault, or exploitation.
"We want to make sure our students and our employees know there are reporting options and that they feel safe and supported when they do make a report," Norris said.
Of those complaints, only 66 investigations have been completed and 17 cases are currently being investigated leaving 378 complaints that were never looked into.
"Most of the numbers you see in the report, indicate that we have a compliant who either asked we not investigate or declined to participate in the investigation," Norris said.
If a victim decides not to move further, the university complies and doesn't look into the case.
Norris says sometimes they don't pursue anything because the incident doesn't warrant it. "Incidents where there may not be an ongoing safety implication for the campus community or an adverse effect on the academic environment," Norris said.
Swope says she has an idea as to why people don't move further, because of fear of a negative stigma.
"Students who do pursue it kind of get looked down upon. Yeah you were raped, or your were molested, or something happened like that," Swope said sarcastically. "It's just kind of a ridiculous stigma."
With the report and the university's mandatory training of each student, they are hoping to erase that stigma.
"It's on all of us to contribute to a community that is safe and that is characterized by respect and caring for others," Norris said.
MSU's Title IX coordinator says 97 percent of students and 92 percent of employees participated an online training on relationship violence and sexual misconduct.
The university says the report comes after the Office for Institutional Equity and Title IX offices implementing those training's by students.
This is the first time the University has released a report of this kind since the transition of the Title IX program.
