4 The Daily Tar Heel Wednesday, January 18, 1989
Campus expediences drop in crime rate
By JENNY CLONINGER
Assistant University Editor
Crime on campus in 1988 declined
by about 24 percent from 1987,
according to University police
reports.
In 1987, a total of 725 crimes,
including robbery, assault, and
breaking and entering, were reported
to University police. In 1988, the
number dropped to 554.
Higher levels of public education
about safety issues contributed to the
drop, said Sgt. Ned Comar, public
safety officer. "People are just becom
ing better informed," he said.
. The University police have made
their work more visible to the Uni
versity community by posting bullet
ins around campus and reporting
their week's activities in The Daily
Tar Heel. Also, this year is the second
time that entering students have
participated in security and safety
seminars during summer orientation,
Comar said.
Another factor contributing to the
lower crime rate is the 2-year-old
Student Patrol program, he said.
These students patrol campus, alert
ing University police to potentially
dangerous situations.
"They were put in just about the
time these statistics started taking
effect," Comar said.
People on campus don't take
adequate precautions to stay safe,
which keeps the crime rate high,
Comar said. Expensive equipment in
unlocked cars, unlocked residence
hall rooms and walking alone at night
are some unnecessary ways in which
people make themselves vulnerable to
crime, he said.
Julia Greer, a coordinator of the
SAFE escort service, which provides
escorts to people walking alone on
campus at night, said people some
times make dangerous assumptions
about the safety of the campus.
"People who have never been
assaulted assume that it's never going
to happen to them," she said. "Unfor-
Crimes on Campus
Crime Jan-Dec '87 Jan-Dec '88
Homicide 0 0
Rape 0 2
Robbery 3 5
Assault 35 21
Breaking and Entering 57 51
Larceny 616 459
Motor Vehicle Theft 14 16
Total 725 554
Both were blind reports, reported, but not committed, during
this time period
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tunately, around here people mistak
enly take that for granted."
Comar said some women refuse
escorts even when police stop and
offer their services to someone
walking alone. "Women have a belief
that they arent in danger walking
alone at night on this campus," he
said. "Until we can get something
done about that attitude, there's not
much more we can do."
Wayne Kuncl, director of Univer
sity housing, said residence hall staffs
have increased their efforts to keep
students informed and to be obser
vant in residence halls.
"WeVe put special emphasis on
going around and reminding people
about locking doors," he said.
Unlocked room doors create the
housing department's largest security
problem, Kuncl said. "That continues
to be our biggest concern," he said.
"There are people who are aware that
students are lax about leaving their
doors unlocked."
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Chapel Hill police
report slight rose
in major crimes
By TRACY LAWSON
Staff Writer
Major crime statistics in Chapel
Hill were mixed in 1988, with the
overall number of major crimes
increasing slightly.
The number of major crimes
reported to the Chapel Hill Police
Department in 1988 was up 1
percent from 1987, Chapel Hill
police planner Jane Cousins said.
Cousins said she was not sure
exactly what caused the small
increase in major crimes. "But we
are pleased things are remaining
steady," she said.
The major crimes figure
includes burglary, larceny,
robbery, auto theft, rape, assault
and homicide reports.
"One of the reasons the crime
rate has increased slowly from year
to year is because Chapel Hill is
now a bigger city with more
people, and with the recent com
pletion of 1-40 the city is no longer
as isolated," she said.
The only big change in the crime
statistics in 1988 was in the number
of burglaries, a figure that has
fluctuated greatly over the past
three years.
The number of burglaries shot
up from 415 to 605 from 1986 to
1987. But in 1988 the figure went
back down to only 533 burglaries
reported.
The large increase from 1986 to
1987 was probably due to the fact
that most burglaries are commit
ted by visitors to the Chapel Hill
area, Cousins said.
"We are glad the trend has
reversed and the numbers are
beginning to go back down," she
said.
Other major crime figures
remained relatively stable from
1987 to 1988, and the results were
mixed. According to Cousins,
major crime reports included the
following:
B 1,416 reports of larceny in
1988, up from 1,375 in 1987.
d 24 reports of robbery in 1988,
down from 28 reports in 1987.
B 1 14 reports of auto theft in
1988, up from 89 in 1987.
B Eight reports of rape in 1988,
down from 9 in 1987.
B 239 reports of assault in 1988,
up from 220 in 1987.
B No homicides were reported
in Chapel Hill in either 1987 or
1988.
The Chapel Hill Police Depart
ment has made no major changes
in personnel or equipment used to
fight crime in the past two years,
Cousins said.
"We study trends and as need
rises for change we accommodate
for the change," she said. "There
are no concrete plans for any
major investment in the coming
year. We replace things such as
bullet-proof vests, computer chips
and other equipment on a regular
basis."
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