Campus Crime Summary - April 2009

During the month of April there were twenty five theft reports. Thefts of computers along with personal items occurred from locked and unlocked vehicles, Dining Halls, Staff Offices and Dorm Rooms. Please remember to always lock your office or dorm room when leaving for any period of time. It is also extremely important to secure all ground floor level windows. There were four stolen bicycle reports. There were ten vandalism reports taken for graffiti and property damage.

There were two non-injury and seven injury traffic accidents for the month of April. The seven injury accidents all involved solo bicyclists.

Officers made fifteen arrests in the month of April. Eight affiliates and one non-affiliate were arrested for being drunk in public. Two non-affiliates were arrested for outstanding misdemeanor warrants. One non-affiliate was arrested for resisting arrest. One affiliate was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. One non-affiliate was arrested for trespassing. One non- affiliate was arrested on a misdemeanor vehicle code violation.

Most theft of property crimes occur because the opportunity exists. Please do not leave your valuables inside your vehicle. Do not leave your room or office unattended for any amount of time. Close and lock your doors and windows. Take the time to help prevent crime. Remember predictable is usually preventable.

If you are in need of police assistance you may reach the UCSC Police Department by:

• Dialing 9-2231 from a campus phone or 459-2231 from off campus locations.
• If you have an emergency dial 911.
• If you would like to report a crime and remain anonymous call the Crime Tip Line at 459-3TIP (459-3947).
• You may also report crimes confidentially via the Internet at http://police.ucsc.edu/crime.html.
  

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998 (referred to as the Clery Act) is part of the Higher Education Act. It requires institutions of higher education that receive federal financial aid to report specified crime statistics on college campuses and to provide other safety and crime information to members of the campus community. The UCSC Police Department and designated Campus Security Authorities are required to report these specified crimes. For more information, including a list of officials designated as Campus Security Authorities at UC Santa Cruz, please see the "UC Santa Cruz Crime Awareness and Campus Security Report" at: http://www.ucsc.edu/about/crime_stats.