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Why is it difficult to accurately assess the occurrence of rape?
 
  a. Many surveys used to assess incidences of rape use very broad language to define rape thus leading to an overestimation of reported rapes.
  b. For a number of reasons, many rape victims tend not to report their crimes.
  c. In an attempt to keep crime statistics low, some jurisdictions tend to purposely underreport incidences of rape.
  d. Many times, rapes and sexual assaults are grouped together in crime reports.
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