Ohio University saw a decrease in the number of sexual assaults, burglaries, and liquor law arrests in 2013 compared to years past.
Friday afternoon, The OU Police Department released its 2013 Clery Act report, which included crime statistics of Ohio University and its regional campuses for the past three years.
There were 221 liquor law violation arrests in 2013, compared to 258 in 2012 — about a 14 percent decrease in arrest. However, there were 149 drug abuse violation arrests, which was a slight dip compared to the 157 in 2012.
Disciplinary referrals were down as well this past year.
The report also showed that nine forcible sex offenses occurred in 2013. In 2012, OUPD saw 14 forcible sex offenses.
OU Police Chief Andrew Powers said the decline in crimes were a positive thing, but it shouldn’t be seen as an indication for officers to relax.
“We have to continue on crime prevention and awareness, but it is certainly encouraging to see those numbers drop” Powers said.
Burglaries trickled down by 40 percent from 42 in 2012 to 25 last year.
Also included in the Clery Act were three newly required, non-hierarchical offenses brought about by the Violence Against Women Act: domestic violence, dating violence and stalking.
OUPD saw two cases of dating violence and six cases of stalking in 2013.
Other statistics such as motor vehicle theft and arson saw little change.
The Athens campus and regional campuses had no hate crimes reported in 2013.
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