Campus crime rise shocks students across major universities
Campus security chiefs report a nationwide surge in violent thefts robberies rapes and muggings on campuses from Radcliffe and Harvard to Stanford Cornell and UCLA. Students lock doors at all hours boost lighting and add patrols as universities struggle with escalating offenses and evolving safety measures.
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C. Lee Chandler
California State College
Long Beach
Chandler
Radcliffe
Ftarvard
Stanford
State University of New York At Buffalo
State University System
Buffalo
Walter Dodwell
Princeton
University of Texas
Austin
University of Florida
Yale
Rutgers
New Jersey State University
UCLA
Palo Alto
Calif
Palo
Cornell
Lowell T. George
University of Miami
Boyd Britton
Harvard
Britton
Cambridge
Getting Arrests Difficult Why crime on campus
Authorities cite multiple factors behind rising campus crime. Growth to 8.5 million students in ten years makes campuses like mid sized cities with thefts and outside criminals increasingly active. Officials note lack of cooperation and thin police coverage hinder arrest rates.
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Davids
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Long Beach
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