Liquor disciplinary referrals on Ball State's campus have increased since 2013 by more than 9 percent to 531 incidents in 2014, according to the 2015 campus security report released Sept. 30.
Eighty-eight arrests for alcohol infractions in 2013 jumped almost 70 percent to 150 in 2014. Ball State University Police issued 68 of the arrests, while Indiana State Excise Police were responsible for the other 82.
The majority of the disciplinary referrals were reported in campus housing, with 526 of the 531 alcohol-related violations occurring there.
Drug abuse has also seen a spike. In 2014, 91 drug violations were reported – an 89 percent increase from the 48 documented in 2013. The report shows 71 cases occurred in campus housing, with only 17 incidents ending in arrest — a drop from 29 on-campus drug arrests made in 2013.
The number of sexual assaults also saw a rise in 2014, going from 17 to 19. According to the campus report, instances of dating violence, domestic violence and stalking increased marginally from 2013.
Aside from the increases, the university noted reductions in aggravated assault and burglary offenses, and no robberies were noted in the 2014 report.
Ball State did not list any incidents of hate crimes on the main campus. However, one case of aggravated assault was reported at the Indianapolis Center.
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