There should be better data than that, but sexual harassment isn’t studied in the same way as other social issues. We poll Americans day in, day out about whether they approve of a president they can’t change until next election, but rarely bother to ask them about experiences that crime data doesn’t capture.

In 2016, the EEOC released a comprehensive study of workplace harassment in the United States, which concluded that “anywhere from 25% to 85% of women report having experienced sexual harassment in the workplace.” It’s a strikingly wide gap, but one that is very substantial even in its most conservative estimate — statistically predicting one in four people are affected by workplace sexual harassment.

When stories come to light, people wonder why the victims waited so long to report the incident. The answer is that many fear retaliation if they complain. Or worry that they will not be taken seriously.