UpDate - Vol. 11, No. 20, Page 11
February 20, 1992
Annual report: Criminal offenses reported on campus
Criminal offenses reported on campus
1991 1990 1989
Offense Number Crime Number Crime Number Crime
classification reported rate* reported rate* reported rate*
Newark campus
Murder 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rape (and 0 0 1 0.005 2 0.010
attempt)
Robbery 5 0.025 3 0.015 1 0.005
Aggravated 8 0.040 6 0.030 9 0.046
assault
Burglary 46 0.234 88 0.447 36 0.184
Larceny-theft 827 4.213 692 3.518 543 2.780
Motor vehicle 34 0.173 30 0.152 23 0.117
theft
Arson 9 0.045 6 0.030 10 0.051
Total 929 4.733 826 4.199 624 3.194
Lewes campus
Murder 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rape (and 0 0 0 0 0 0
attempt)
Robbery 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aggravated 0 0 0 0 0 0
assault
Burglary 2 1.092 1 0.546 0 0
Larceny-theft 1 0.546 1 0.546 13 7.103
Motor vehicle 0 0 0 0 0 0
theft
Arson 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 1.639 2 1.092 13 7.103
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* The CRIME RATE is expressed in terms of "crimes per hundred, and
is calculated based upon the University's numbers of full-time
equivalent undergraduate students, graduate students and employees.
This report is published pursuant to Chapter 90, Title 14, Delaware
Code. It is available to any person upon request.
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Crime classification definitions
(per the FBI Uniform Reporting Program)
Murder: The willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by
another
Rape (and attempt): The carnal knowledge of a person forcibly
and/or against that person's will, or not forcibly or against the
person's will where the victim is incapable of giving consent
because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical
incapacity; or an attempt to commit rape by force or threat of
force
Robbery: The taking, or attempting to take, of anything of value
under confrontational circumstances from the control, custody, or
care of another person or persons by force or threat of force or
violence and/or by putting the victim in fear of immediate harm
Aggravated assault: An unlawful attack by one person upon another
wherein the offender uses a weapon or displays it in a threatening
manner, or the victim suffers obvious severe or aggravated bodily
injury involving apparent broken bones, loss of teeth, possible
internal injury, severe laceration, or loss of consciousness
Burglary: The unlawful entry into a building or other structure
with the intent to commit a felony or a theft--note that forced
entry is not a required element of the offense, so long as the
entry is unlawful (constituting a trespass) it may be accomplished
via an unlocked door or window -included are attempts to commit
burglary where force is employed, or where a perpetrator is
frightened off while entering an unlocked door or climbing through
an open window
Larceny-theft: The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding
away of property from the possession or constructive possession of
another - examples of offenses within this classification include:
pocket-picking; purse snatching (where no more force is employed
than that necessary to snatch the purse from the victim's grasp,
otherwise it would be classified as a robbery); shoplifting; thefts
from motor vehicles; thefts of motor vehicle parts; thefts of
bicycles; thefts from buildings (where the offender has legal
access); and thefts from coin-operated machines
Motor vehicle theft: The theft or attempted theft of a motor
vehicle
Arson: To unlawfully and intentionally damage, or attempt to
damage, any real or personal property by fire or incendiary device.