Ball State University is curbing trends in crime on and off campus, a recent study suggests.
However, school survey administrator David Fried said there was one negative category that stood out in his mind in the 2009 annual security report and 2008 crime statistics, which were released Thursday.
Fried said two highlights he noticed are that burglary is down and drug violation is up.
"Officers are making more traffic stops, which accounts for the increase in drug violations," Fried said. "Most of the violations deal with marijuana, and with traffic stops officers are more likely to confront people who are carrying it."
As the director of Student Rights and Community Standards, Fried is responsible for compiling information for the report. The Student Rights and Community Standards office addresses university policies and procedures for students, staff and the community.
According to the Ball State Web site, the Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990 requires all post-secondary institutions participating in federal student aid programs to disclose campus security policy and certain crime statistics.
This annual report offers information from 2008 and compares it to statistics from the past two years.
Highlights indicate that overall security on campus has improved. There are lower levels of burglary on campus and in the residence halls compared to 2006 and 2007. Arrests for liquor law violations on campus are down 15 from 2007, but liquor law violations in the residence halls have increased by 11 the last two years. Drug law violation disciplinary action referrals are down seven from last year and liquor law violations on public property are down nearly 200 since last year. Drug violation arrests on public property have risen 15 since 2007.
No security violations have been reported in many areas of the survey.
For a complete breakdown of the information about 2008 crime statistics, go to http://cms.bsu.edu/About/AdministrativeOffices/StudentRights/ReportsandStatistics/CampusCrime.aspx.
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