The Chronicle of Higher Education

Crime Survey Shows Campus Drug Arrests Rose 18% in 1995

College officials say the figures may reflect tougher enforcement policies

By Kit Lively

Drug arrests on college campuses jumped by almost 18 per cent in 1995, the fourth consecutive year with a double-digit increase. Arrests for alcohol violations rose almost 1 per cent.

A Chronicle survey of crime at almost 500 colleges also found that, except for...

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