From the issue dated May 28, 1999
Universities With the Largest Numerical Increases in Alcohol, Drug, and Weapons Arrests
| |
Number of arrests 1997 |
Number of arrests 1996 |
1-year increase |
| Alcohol |
| State U of West Georgia |
265 |
62 |
203 |
| U of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
555 |
383 |
172 |
| U of Oregon |
194 |
58 |
136 |
| Clemson U |
200 |
68 |
132 |
| U of Georgia |
183 |
63 |
120 |
| |
Number of arrests 1997 |
Number of arrests 1996 |
1-year increase |
| Drug |
| U of Oregon |
106 |
21 |
85 |
| U of California at Riverside |
115 |
42 |
73 |
| U of Arizona |
142 |
81 |
61 |
| U of Akron |
80 |
22 |
58 |
| Washington State U |
66 |
20 |
46 |
| |
Number of arrests 1997 |
Number of arrests 1996 |
1-year increase |
| Weapons |
| U of North Carolina at Charlotte |
22 |
4 |
18 |
| Clark Atlanta U |
15 |
1 |
14 |
| Cornell U |
10 |
0 |
10 |
| Auraria Higher Education Center (Colo) |
14 |
4 |
10 |
| U of California at Irvine |
29 |
19 |
10 |
|
Note: Some figures may include tickets or citations, which campus police officers technically consider "arrests." |
| SOURCE: CHRONICLE REPORTING |
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