Crime on campus down since 2005
Issue date: 11/19/09 Section: News
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was written by journalism students Taryn Ogle and Kelli Nehring and was based on reporting by Trey Berend, Gretchen Ettredge, Shay Smith, Chris Starnes, Amber Edens, Carolynn Hardwicke, Chrysta Anthony and Heather Hale.
Tarleton State University may have problems disclosing campus crimes, but records show that actual crimes on the Stephenville campus, for the most part, have declined in recent years.
In an interview with Texan TV News, Tarleton Police Chief Justin Williams states he's seen a "decrease in the number of offenses when you compare '07 to '08."
According to research by Tarleton journalism students, the total number of incidents reported to police per year has declined from 504 in 2005 to 230 in 2009. The 2009 figures cover only the first full 10 months of the year, whereas the 2005 count includes the entire year.
Although alcohol related incidents have declined overall since 2005, when 74 incidents were reported, alcohol related cases recently appear on the rise, with 35 incidents reported since the beginning of January. From 2006 to 2008, the number of alcohol related cases reported to police ranged between 27 and 29.
The numbers come from the daily crime logs the university is required to maintain under a federal crime disclosure law known as the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Capus Security Policy and Statistics Act.
The U.S. Department of Education recently proposed fining Tarleton $137,500 for failing to accurately disclose sex offenses, burglaries and drug law violations on campus. The university has said it is appealing the fine. The problems were first revealed by Tarleton journalism students in 2007.
In addition to alcohol-related offenses, theft remains a campus problem.
According to the "Clery Act Public Crime Log," in 2005, 40 thefts were reported. That number fluctuated among 27 in 2006, to 30 in 2007, to 25 in 2008. Thus far in 2009, 28 thefts have been reported.
Tarleton State University may have problems disclosing campus crimes, but records show that actual crimes on the Stephenville campus, for the most part, have declined in recent years.
In an interview with Texan TV News, Tarleton Police Chief Justin Williams states he's seen a "decrease in the number of offenses when you compare '07 to '08."
According to research by Tarleton journalism students, the total number of incidents reported to police per year has declined from 504 in 2005 to 230 in 2009. The 2009 figures cover only the first full 10 months of the year, whereas the 2005 count includes the entire year.
Although alcohol related incidents have declined overall since 2005, when 74 incidents were reported, alcohol related cases recently appear on the rise, with 35 incidents reported since the beginning of January. From 2006 to 2008, the number of alcohol related cases reported to police ranged between 27 and 29.
The numbers come from the daily crime logs the university is required to maintain under a federal crime disclosure law known as the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Capus Security Policy and Statistics Act.
The U.S. Department of Education recently proposed fining Tarleton $137,500 for failing to accurately disclose sex offenses, burglaries and drug law violations on campus. The university has said it is appealing the fine. The problems were first revealed by Tarleton journalism students in 2007.
In addition to alcohol-related offenses, theft remains a campus problem.
According to the "Clery Act Public Crime Log," in 2005, 40 thefts were reported. That number fluctuated among 27 in 2006, to 30 in 2007, to 25 in 2008. Thus far in 2009, 28 thefts have been reported.
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