Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Violent crimes have increased for the third year in a row at the University of Kansas.
During one year, they doubled to 10 in 2004, according to KU Public Safety Office statistics released last week.
Despite an increase of violent crimes, overall crimes have decreased 43 percent since 1997 and 3 percent in 2004. Violent crimes accounted for less than 2 percent of all crimes reported in 2004.
“It’s not a significant increase overall,” Capt. Schuyler Bailey, KU Public Safety Office, said.
Violent crimes are defined as murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault, which is assault with the intent to cause bodily harm or death.
Five aggravated assaults, four rapes and one robbery were reported to the public safety office in 2004.
Property crimes including theft, burglary and vandalism accounted for 75 percent of all crimes reported.
Simple assaults, when the intent to cause bodily harm is less, also increased 79 percent in 2004. This was due to an increase of domestic violence incidents. One couple was responsible for about one-fourth of the domestic violence calls, Bailey said.
Bailey said the public safety office’s education efforts and an increase in overall awareness contributed to the decrease in overall crime.
The public safety office works with student organizations including fraternities and sororities, as well as faculty and staff on crime intervention and safety.
The University had more reported crimes than seven of the 12 schools in the Big 12 Conference, according to 2003 and 2004 statistics from the universities. Only two Big 12 schools, Kansas State and Oklahoma State, reported more violent crimes than the University in 2003.
Paige Rudd, St. Louis freshman, said she feels relatively safe at the University despite the increase in violent crimes.
“The police do a pretty good job for a huge campus like this,” she said.
Number of violent crimes on campus
Violent crimes, defined as murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault, are on a three-year increase at the University. Below are the numbers of violent crimes reported to the KU Public Safety Office from 1997 to 2004.
Source: KU Public Safety Office
— Edited by Megan Claus
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