Crime Statistics
Crime Statistics | Campus Safety Handbook 2008
Definitions
- On-Campus
- Any building or property owned or controlled by an institution of higher education within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the and used by the in direct support of, or a manner related to, the institution’s educational purposes, including residence halls: and property within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the that is owned by the but controlled by another person, frequently used by students, and supports institutional purpose such as a food or other retail vendor.
- Residence Halls
- A subset of “on-campus” crimes, which includes only those crimes that were reported to have occurred in dormitories or other residential facilities for students on campus.
- Non-Campus
- any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization officially recognized by the institution and any building or property (other than a branch campus) owned or controlled by an institution of higher education that is used in direct support of, or relation to, the institution’s educational purpose, frequently used by students and not within the same reasonably contiguous area of the institution.
- Public Property
- All public property, including thoroughfares, streets, sidewalks, and parking facilities, and is within the campus, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.
- Murder
- The willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another.
- Forcible and Non-forcible Sex Offenses
- A forcible sex offense is “any sexual act directed against another person, forcibly and/or against that person’s will; or not forcibly or against the person’s will where the victim is incapable of giving concent,” and includes forcible rape, forcible sodomy, sexual assault with an object and forcible fondling. Non-forcible sex offenses are acts of “unlawful, non-forcible sexual intercourse,” and include incest and statutory rape.
- Robbery
- The taking or attempting to take, of anything of value under confrontational circumstances from the control, custody, or care of another person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear of immediate harm.
- Aggravated Assault
- An unlawful attack by one person on another wherein the offender uses a weapon or displays it a threatening manner, or the victim suffers obvious severe or aggravated bodily injury involving apparent broken bones, loss of teeth, possible internal injury, severe lacerations, or loss of consciousness (an unsuccessful attempt to commit murder is classified as an aggravated assault).
- Burglary (breaking or entering)
- The unlawful entry into a building or other structure with the intent to commit a felony or a theft (forced entry is not a required element of burglary; it may be accomplished via an unlocked door or window). Included are unsuccessful attempts to commit burglary where force employed, or where a perpetrator frightened off while entering an unlocked door or climbing through an open window.
- Arson
- The crime of maliciously setting fire to property of another or one’s own.
- Motor Vehicle Theft
- Theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle.
- Hate Crimes
- A hate crime is one where there evidence that the perpetrator intentionally selected the victim because of the victim’s actual or perceived race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.
- Liquor Law Violations
- Violations of laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession or use of alcoholic beverages (with the exception of “driving under the influence” or “drunkenness”).
- Drug Abuse Violations
- Violations of law prohibiting the production, distribution, and/or use of certain controlled substances and the equipment or device utilized in their preparation and/or use.
- Weapons Possession
- Violations of laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession, concealment, or use of firearms, cutting instruments, explosives, incendiary devices, or other deadly weapons.