UTM has been known as one of the safest campuses in the past. However, over the last three years there has been an increase in crime on and around campus.
Over that time period, Group A offenses such as assault, burglary, vandalism, theft and drug and related crimes have all gone up on campus.
In 2010, there were eight recorded assault offenses at UTM. However, in 2011, that jumped to 22, but fell to 21 in 2013.
Over the last three years, larceny/theft offenses have been the most popular on campus.
The year with the highest total of offenses was 2010, with a total of 43 offenses. However, in 2011, the amount dropped to 31, but this year the number has increased to 41 total offenses. Of these offenses, the most common has consistently been theft from university buildings.
Drug/narcotic offenses have also gone up over the past three years. There were 15 recorded offenses in 2010, but those went up to 28 in 2012.
UTM Department of Public Safety Capt. Ray Coleman said that most of those offenses are marijuana related.
Of the Group B offenses, the most common has been liquor law violations. The number of violations has gone from 26 in 2010 to 105 in 2013. Coleman said there was nothing in particular causing the increase other than some classes like to drink more than others.
The Clery Act combines the results from on-campus activity with the activity from streets surrounding campus.
Including the additional nearby properties that fall under the Clery Act, liquor law violations jumped from 55 in 2010 to 123 in 2013. Drug violations, however, did not see similar increase with only six more violations last year than in 2010.
Other Group A offenses, such as sex offenses, gambling, prostitution and bribery have not been a problem for UTM with no reported incidents over the past three years.
For the other UTM campuses, there has only been one recorded incident in the last three years, which was a liquor law violation at the Parsons Center in 2011.
Coleman said that over his time at UTM the most common offenses have been theft and liquor law violations.
