Drugs and alcohol dominate campus crime map in 07-08

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2/21/07

By Keith Whitcomb Jr.

Drug and alcohol violations account for most complaints to Public Safety, Director of Public Safety, George Hacking said.

Even if the incident is a case of vandalism, sexual assault, or property damage, drugs or alcohol is usually behind the act. Currently, Public Safety has things like Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois U., on it’s mind along with parking lot vandalisms. The Clear Text system, a service students can sigh up for free of charge, will allow the school to send out a text message to students in case of an emergency such as a shooting.

To deal with parking lot vandalisms, a security camera system is being looked into.

Still, the number of drug and alcohol violations compared to other kinds is staggering. Just take a look at this map and see.

While alcohol and drugs are the dominant problem, there are the oddballs though, such as a case of public urination in the Stonehenge parking lot on Oct. 10, 2007.