Crime on campus is at the lowest point in nearly two decades.
Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Statistics released for 2013 show total part I crimes are down more than 14 percent from 2012 despite increased enrollment. There was one violent crime and 117 property crimes for a total of 118 part I crimes in 2013. This marks the lowest number of part I crimes on campus since 1995.
Within the University System of Maryland, TU has had the lowest number of part I crimes per capita for the past five consecutive years. USM crime comparisons for 2013 will be available this spring.
Crime comparisons from 1995 to 2013 are available here. Additional crime statistics are available on the TUPD website.
You can help reduce the instances of crime by signing up for crime alerts, watching the emergency preparedness and campus safety videos and following good crime prevention tactics.
