Campus Crime

Principal investigator(s): Allan R. Barnes

Project dates:

2002–2005
JC#: 0304
Agency: University of Alaska Anchorage
Project amount: $5,200 [2004-2005 Campus Crime]
Project status: Completed
 

Under the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 (CACSA) and its amendments, U.S. institutions of higher education are required to compile annual statistics on the number of murders, sex offenses, robberies, aggravated assaults, burglaries, and motor vehicle thefts reported on their campuses. Statistics must be also be compiled on hate crimes, in which the victim is intentionally selected because of the actual or perceived race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or disability of the victim. The number of arrests for liquor law violations, drug abuse violations, and weapons possession violations must also be reported.

The Justice Center compiled required CACSA statistics, as well as statistics on arson and theft/larceny incidents and Minor Consuming Alcohol (MCA) citations, for University of Alaska Anchorage (and in some years for other University of Alaska units) from 1991 to 2000 under the project title University of Alaska Implementation of the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 (CACSA). This project continued the Justice Center's work in this area.

Products

The Justice Center compiled annual reports on campus crime at University of Alaska Anchorage campuses for 2001–2004. Copies are on file with the office of the UAA Dean of Students.