U of A Releases 2019 Campus Crime Statistics Report

TUCSON – The University of Arizona recently released its annual crime statistics report for 2019, covering crimes on its Tucson main, UA Sierra Vista and Phoenix Biomedical campuses. The 2019 report actually covers the years 2016-2018, and each campus’s statistics are separated from the others.

U of A Tucson main campus

Perhaps the report’s statistics on the main campus are a lot like campus life itself with many ups and downs. For example, the number of incidents in the Sex Offenses – Rape category has declined by about one-third in 2018 as compared to 2017, at 14 and 22 respectively. However, the number of incidents in the Sex Offenses – Statutory Rape group increased from 0 in 2017 to 1 in 2018. Likewise, the Sex Offenses – Fondling category increased from 3 in 2016 and 2017 to 4 incidents in 2018.

Murder/non-negligent manslaughter occurrences at the U of A’s main campus declined from 1 in 2017 to none in 2018, while the Negligent Manslaughter statistics remained at 0 all three years. However, the number of aggravated assaults has risen steadily from 7 in 2016 to 10 in 2017 to 11 in 2018. The report category Weapons Law Arrests decreased slightly from 2 in 2017 to 1 in 2018.

The report shows robberies at the main campus are on a steady increase, from 3 in 2016 to 4 in 2017 to 5 in 2018. Arson has also risen from none in 2016-2017 to 1 in 2018. And motor vehicle thefts at the main campus have more than doubled between 2017 and 2018, with 15 and 33 incidents respectively.

Domestic violence has decreased at the main campus from 20 incidents in 2016, to 19 in 2017, and 16 in 2018. Dating violence at the main campus was far less common in 2017 than 2016 (10 incidents compared to 2), but rose again slightly in 2018 to 3. Stalking statistics for 2018 remained the same as in 2017 at 4, up from 2016’s 2 incidents.

The number of Drug Law Arrests at the main campus rose sharply between 2017 and 2018, with statistics of 108 and 170 respectively. Meanwhile, Drug Law Violations, Disciplinary Actions fell sharply with 102 cases in 2017 and 64 in 2018. Liquor Law Arrests also declined in 2018 to 130, versus 155 in 2017. However, Liquor Law violations, Disciplinary Actions increased sharply between 2017 and 2018, with 472 and 624 incidents respectively.

Hate crimes reported at the U of A main campus in 2016 totaled 4 and were based on ethnic, racial and religious bias, the report showed. In 2017, 5 hate crimes were reported, based on sexual orientation, racial, religious and ethnic bias. In 2018, there were 4 hate crimes reported, based on national origin, religious and racial bias.

U of A Sierra Vista campus

The Sierra Vista campus doesn’t have residential facilities, which might account for its extremely low, actually nonexistent, crime rates. The campus reported no crimes in 2018.

U of A Phoenix Biomedical campus

The Phoenix Biomedical satellite U of A campus’ crime rates are almost as low as the U of A Sierra Vista campus, and the Phoenix campus doesn’t have residential facilities either. There is one exception: The Phoenix campus did report 3 burglaries in 2018, down from 4 burglaries in 2017. There were no burglaries there in 2016.