Five Common Offenses on the UConn Campus

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Liquor Violations• The University of Connecticut

Annual Security and Fire Safety report says that leading cause of campus reports and arrests are liquor violations.

• According to the report, in 2011 there were 572 referrals and 45 arrests for liquor violations.

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Drug Violations• Not surprisingly, the second

most common reports and arrests are due to drug violations.

• In 2011 there were 174 drug violation arrests.

• The annual report says that the majority of the arrests took place in residence halls.

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Burglary• The third most common offense is

burglary. • In 2011 there were 54 offenses of

Burglary on the UConn Campus.• According to the annual report

burglary is defined as the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft.

• The majority of the offenses were committed in Residence Halls or other on campus locations.

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Forcible Sexual Assault• The fourth most common offense is

forcible sexual assault• According to the annual report forcible

sexual assault is defined as any sexual act directed against another person, forcibly and/or against that person’s will; or not forcibly or against the person’s will where the victim is incapable of giving consent

• Most sexual assault attacks go unreported, so the actual number of offenses may be higher.

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Weapons Violations• The fifth most common offense

are weapons violations• According to the annual report

there have been 6 arrests for weapons violations this past year.

• The majority of the offenses took place on campus or on public property.

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