Editor’s note • This story discusses sexual violence. If you need assistance or resources, Utah’s 24-hour sexual violence crisis and information hotline is available at 801-736-4356.

The number of sexual assault cases reported last year at the University of Utah is elevated, marking the second year in a row the school has disclosed a significantly high count.

In 2024, there were a total of 146 rapes reported at the school, according to newly released numbers from the school’s required report on violence both on and near campus.

Most — 110 — stem from one “multiple-month relationship plagued by interpersonal violence,” the university said in a news briefing and repeated in an alert sent out to campus early Friday.

Both the victim and the alleged perpetrator were students at the t

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