Of the 500 residents to whom questionnaires were mailed, 339 (158 men and 181 women) returned usable questionnaires. Responses of the 181 women indicate that fear of rape is high for women of all age groups, particularly for those under 35 years old. For this group, rape was more feared than any other offense including murder, assault, and robbery. Rape ranked second for women 36 to 50 and declined to ninth for elderly women (66 and over). This relative decline in fear of rape was due to increasing fear of other offenses rather than an absolute decline in fear of rape. Of these women, 52 percent could be classified as fearful. As with the prevalence of fear, the magnitude of fear declined with increasing age. The high fear associated with rape among these women appears to be associated with both its perceived seriousness and its perceived likelihood. The correlations between fear of rape and fear of 15 other offenses show that rape is not perceived as an isolated event but as one that does or may include other serious offenses (i.e., threat with a weapon, robbery, assault, and murder). In terms of precautionary measures, fear of rape appears to affect women most by dictating where and how (but not when) they travel. Overall, results indicate that fear of rape is a problem of considerable magnitude and consequence. Tabular data and 29 references are included.