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October 12, 2003 Crime steady, and low, at UWGB Prevention, quick reporting keep campus safe, chief says By Andy Nelesen And campus Police Chief Randy Christopherson wants to keep it that way.
According to statistics in the campus' 2003 Annual Security Report,
released last week, the only increase in problems comes under the heading
of alcohol-related incidents handled by university authorities —
events that don't even make the radar of university police. That number
grew from 210 in 2001 to 239 in 2002.
Most crime occurrences are too few to accurately represent trends. For
example: While forcible rapes statistically fell 50 percent from 2001
to 2002, the numbers dropped from four to two.
Burglaries fell by 40 percent — from five in 2001 to three in 2002.
Numbers for 2003 will not be available until after the calendar year
ends.
Christopherson said there just aren't a lot of problems at UW-Green
Bay, a campus of roughly 5,400 students.
"Green Bay is a good community," he said. "We have a really good student
body. They are really good about reporting suspicious activities and that
is a great help in keeping crimes down.
"And we spend a lot of time on preventative initiatives — both
in personal safety and in property safety."
But students don't have issues walking alone — to and from class
or elsewhere on campus.
"I do believe Green Bay is very safe," said Jonathan Virant, president
of the Student Government Association.
Virant said that student leaders try to stay proactive by addressing
lighting concerns in discussions of projects like new parking lots and
walkways.
Beth Ziemendors, a 19-year-old sophomore, characterized campus as "pretty
secure."
"It's well lit and there's usually other people around," said Ziemendors,
who serves on the board for the campus's Residence Hall & Apartment Association.
"I really don't think about it too much.
"It's really not an issue with me."
Like any other community, property crimes — thefts and burglaries
— remain the most frequent. In 2002, there were 67 thefts reported,
a number that has remained near that level for the last three years.
Like many other colleges, alcohol use continues to be an issue, but
occurrences that involve the police dropped in 2002. There were 53 liquor-law
arrests in 2002 and 70 in 2001.
And that's not to say there haven't been a few wake-up calls.
In August, a woman reported she was grabbed while jogging on a campus
arboretum trail. She escaped with minor injuries and her attacker remains
at large.
"People need to remain alert," Christopherson said. "There is not a
magic fence around campus that keeps criminals in or out."
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Crime at UW-Green Bay Type of crime, 2000, 2001, 2002
Offenses Arrests University discipline Source: UWGB Annual Security report, 2003
The report
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