West Virginia University Police and Office of Emergency Management reported fewer arrests for alcohol and drug violations over the last three years, according to the annual federal Clery Report.
Alcohol violations were down 12 percent – 335 to 296 – from 2014 to 2016, while drug arrests fell 27.9 percent – 183 to 132. Referrals, violations without arrests and handled by the WVU’s judicial system – decreased from 324 to 146.
Overall, WVU’s property crime rate was 102 per 1,000 students, compared to other Big 12 schools which had a rate of 227 per 1,000 students, Chief Bob Roberts said. The overall crime rates was at 124 per 1,000 students, compared to the Big 12’s 235.
“Overall our crime statistics continue to remain low when compared to our peer institutions,” he said.
Other key areas that saw reductions were:
· Burglary: from 16 in 2014 to 15 in 2015 and 11 in 2016.
· Arson: from three in 2014, to two in 2015 and one in 2016.
· Stalking: from 10 in 2014, to five in 2015 and six in 2016.
There were increases in domestic violence, up from 14 in 2014 to 26 in 2015 and 17 in 2016. Dating violence also was reported in the same pattern with one reported incident in 2014, four in 2015 and two in 2016.
Motor vehicle thefts went from one to two. There was also an increase in sex offenses from six in 2014 to 11 in 2015 and 10 in 2016.
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