Burglary at each university
One of the most common crimes on college campuses across the country is burglary. There were nearly 600 reported burglaries in 2011 in the Southeastern Conference alone.
However, at half of the schools in the SEC, burglaries are trending downwards. The University of Alabama, the University of Arkansas, Auburn University, the University of Florida, Louisiana State University, Texas A&M University and Vanderbilt University all reported fewer burglaries in 2011 than they did in 2008.
Of those schools, Auburn University reported the fewest burglaries, with 27 in 2011.
Louisiana State University reported a remarkable downturn in burglaries over the past four years. In 2008, the school reported 103 burglaries, the second most of any SEC school in any of the past four years. Over the next three years, it reported 31, 13 and 47 burglaries for a total of 91.
The University of Florida saw a sizable drop in burglaries, from 55 in 2008 to 33 in 2011, as did the University of Alabama, which saw its total fall from 97 to 68 in the same time period.
On the other hand, half of the schools in the SEC saw burglary reports rise over the past four years. The University of Georgia, the University of Kentucky, the University of Mississippi, Mississippi State University, the University of Missouri, the University of South Carolina, the University of Tennessee, and Texas A&M University all had more burglaries in 2011 than in 2008.
Georgia saw roughly the same amount of burglaries in 2008 and 2011 – 45 and 53, respectively – but saw a large spike in the intervening years – 82 in 2009 and 75 in 2010.
The state of Mississippi had large rises in burglaries at its two SEC schools. Ole Miss saw a substantial rise in burglaries, from 27-28 from 2008 to 2009 to 49 and 46 in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Mississippi State saw one of the largest rises in the conference, going from 16 burglaries in 2008 to 56 in 2011.
The worst offender out of the SEC schools was South Carolina, which had a consistently high number of burglaries. The school registered between 68 and 113 burglaries the last four years, the high of 113 coming in 2011.
However, at half of the schools in the SEC, burglaries are trending downwards. The University of Alabama, the University of Arkansas, Auburn University, the University of Florida, Louisiana State University, Texas A&M University and Vanderbilt University all reported fewer burglaries in 2011 than they did in 2008.
Of those schools, Auburn University reported the fewest burglaries, with 27 in 2011.
Louisiana State University reported a remarkable downturn in burglaries over the past four years. In 2008, the school reported 103 burglaries, the second most of any SEC school in any of the past four years. Over the next three years, it reported 31, 13 and 47 burglaries for a total of 91.
The University of Florida saw a sizable drop in burglaries, from 55 in 2008 to 33 in 2011, as did the University of Alabama, which saw its total fall from 97 to 68 in the same time period.
On the other hand, half of the schools in the SEC saw burglary reports rise over the past four years. The University of Georgia, the University of Kentucky, the University of Mississippi, Mississippi State University, the University of Missouri, the University of South Carolina, the University of Tennessee, and Texas A&M University all had more burglaries in 2011 than in 2008.
Georgia saw roughly the same amount of burglaries in 2008 and 2011 – 45 and 53, respectively – but saw a large spike in the intervening years – 82 in 2009 and 75 in 2010.
The state of Mississippi had large rises in burglaries at its two SEC schools. Ole Miss saw a substantial rise in burglaries, from 27-28 from 2008 to 2009 to 49 and 46 in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Mississippi State saw one of the largest rises in the conference, going from 16 burglaries in 2008 to 56 in 2011.
The worst offender out of the SEC schools was South Carolina, which had a consistently high number of burglaries. The school registered between 68 and 113 burglaries the last four years, the high of 113 coming in 2011.