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submitted 11 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/science@lemmy.world

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[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

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

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months 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 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Opportunism and lack of consequences

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

When help is 30+ minutes away....

[–] SirToxicAvenger@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

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

[–] bizarrocullen@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

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

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is about Antarctica, the SOUTH pole, even souther than Alabama, hon. Not Alaska way up north.

[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

More just making an observation about cold and isolated places. Also the whole long days/ nights thing. Helps put it into perspective for Americans.