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Reports of sexual assault on Baylor University’s campus more than tripled last year after inching up since 2012, and a Baylor official said increased awareness of the issue is driving the uptick in reporting.

According to crime statistics colleges are required to file every year for their campuses, 23 rapes were reported at Baylor in 2015. That is up from six rapes reported in 2014, five forcible sex offenses in 2013, two in 2012 and none between 2009 and 2011.

Under the Clery Act, federal officials started requiring more specific classification of sexual crimes starting in 2014. New requirements say universities must divide forcible sex offenses into the categories of rape, fondling, incest and statutory rape.

“As we continue to train and educate our community, we’re starting to see an uptick of campus security authority reports,” Baylor Clery Act specialist Shelley Deats said. “That could be anyone from a professor to a coach to a dean. I would say the majority of what we saw from the last report that was just published did indeed come from Baylor police, Title IX and the Student Conduct office.”