FBI: UMass Dartmouth had 27 violent crime reports in 2013

THE FBI RELEASED crime statistics for universities and colleges in 2013; the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth came in 16th out of 600 surveyed for 27 violent crimes.
THE FBI RELEASED crime statistics for universities and colleges in 2013; the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth came in 16th out of 600 surveyed for 27 violent crimes.

(Updated 3:56 p.m.) The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth had 27 violent crime reports in 2013, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation crime statistics.
UMass Dartmouth, with 9,210 students, had nine rapes, three robberies and 15 aggravated assaults. There were 144 reports of property crimes, including seven burglaries, 135 larcenies and two motor vehicle thefts.
John Hoey, assistant chancellor for strategic communication, media relations and special projects at UMass Dartmouth, wrote in an email, “At UMass Dartmouth, we operate on the principle that timely reporting of incidents lead to more reports, but enable our public safety officers and student affairs staff to respond, thus making our campuses safer.
“We have worked very hard and invested significant resources over several years in building an environment that builds trust, encourages timely reporting of all incidents and makes reporting very easy. Encouraging reporting is especially important in relation to sexual assaults, and we have been well ahead of the curve on that issue,” Hoey said.

Bristol Community College in Fall River did not have any violent crimes in 2013.
In Rhode Island, only data from Brown University and the University of Rhode Island was included. Both had three violent crimes, but Brown had two rapes, while URI had one.

Brown, with 8,885 students, had one aggravated assault. Of 167 property crimes, there were 59 burglaries and 108 larcenies.
URI, with 16,451 students, had two robberies and 181 property crimes, including 19 burglaries, 160 larcenies, two motor vehicle thefts, and one arson.
The FBI, on its website, said data users should not rank locales because there are many factors that cause the nature and type of crime to vary from place to place. It said some factors that are known to affect the types of crimes reported include: population density and degree of urbanization, crime reporting practices of the citizenry, citizen attitudes toward reporting crime, climate, transportation modes and strength of law enforcement agencies, among other factors.

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