The Columbia Chronicle, October 21, 2019

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October 21, 2019

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» MARI DEVEREAUX STAFF REPORTER

In accordance with the 1990 Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, every college participating in federal financial aid programs must “maintain and disclose campus crime statistics” annually to give the public a clear picture of a campus’ criminal conditions. Overall, Columbia appears to have crime levels that are comparable to Roosevelt University and DePaul University’s Loop campus. On campus property, Columbia reported seven incidents of rape in 2018, Roosevelt reported one and DePaul reported three. With burglaries and robberies, Columbia reported 11 incidents in 2018, Roosevelt reported two and DePaul reported 12. In 2017, across 11,210 U.S. colleges, there were 38,100 criminal offenses, including 7,490 counts of rape, 12,523 burglaries and 16,977 Violence Against Women Act offenses, such as domestic abuse and stalking, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

SLIGHT UPTICK IN CRIME, UNDERREPORTING POSSIBLE

THERE WAS A SLIGHT increase in reports of rape, robbery, burglary and stalking on campus in 2018 according to the college’s latest Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, though Columbia’s numbers are comparable to other downtown schools. But some experts say underreporting of crimes by students may affect those numbers.

The report

Ronald Sodini, associate vice president of Campus Safety and Security, said the annual report includes a compilation of campus security data as well as Chicago Police Department records breaking down any crimes that happen on campus, on public property adjacent to campus and on non-campus property. Crimes on non-campus property are only counted during times in which school functions are held on-site. “The objective is to share information about all crime and not limit it to just crime that’s involving a student or an employee,” Sodini said.

SEE SAFETY REPORT, PAGE 3, AND STUDENT REACTIONS, PAGE 4 » JUSTIN ANDERSON & GRACE SENIOR/CHRONICLE


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