Campus Crime Summary - May 2008

During the month of May there were twenty-nine theft reports. Thefts of computers and personal items occurred from locked and unlocked vehicles, dining halls, offices and dorm rooms. There were ten stolen bicycle reports. There were three injury accidents in May. Two of the accidents involved solo bicyclists. There were seventeen vandalism reports taken for graffiti and property damage.

There were thirteen arrests for the month of May. Three affiliates and four non-affiliates were arrested for public intoxication. One affiliate and two non-affiliates were arrested for outstanding warrants. One affiliate was arrested for urinating in public. One affiliate was cited and released for a battery charge. One non-affiliate was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

Officers wrote 103 traffic related citations and warnings.

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.