The University of New Mexico

UNM Releases 2010 Crime Statistics

September 20th, 2011

The Uni­ver­sity of New Mex­ico, in com­pli­ance with the U.S. Depart­ment of Edu­ca­tion, has released its crime sta­tis­tics for 2010.  These crime sta­tis­tics show a dra­matic decrease in bur­glar­ies and the num­bers of alco­hol vio­la­tions reported for dis­ci­pli­nary action.  In most report­ing cat­e­gories, the num­bers are com­pa­ra­ble to pre­vi­ous years, despite an increase in stu­dent population.

Crimes Reported toUNMPD 2010 2009 2008
Murder/Non-Negligent Manslaugh­ter 0 0 0
Neg­li­gent Manslaughter 0 0 0
Sex Offenses, Forcible 2 6 2
Sex Offenses, Non-Forcible 0 0 0
Rob­bery 2 6 7
Aggra­vated Assault 8 6 6
Bur­glary 33 50 56
Motor Vehi­cle Theft 31 35 71
Arson 4 3 8
Hate Crimes 0 0 0
Liquor Law Arrests 0 6 0
Drug Law Arrests 22 19 34
Ille­gal Weapons Pos­ses­sion Arrests 1 1 3
Liquor Law Vio­la­tions Referred for Dis­ci­pli­nary Action* 105 202 27
Drug Law Vio­la­tions Referred for Dis­ci­pli­nary Action* 46 49 34
Ille­gal Weapons Pos­ses­sion Vio­la­tions Referred for Dis­ci­pli­nary Action*  

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*Reported by the Dean of Stu­dents Office

UNM Police Chief Kathy Gui­mond says Res­i­dence Life and Stu­dent Hous­ing staff mem­bers have increased super­vi­sory staff that have been espe­cially help­ful in encour­ag­ing stu­dents to make respon­si­ble deci­sions about alcohol.

Gui­mond also is pleased about the decline in bur­glary crimes.  She says police have worked with the Provost’s Office, Enroll­ment Man­age­ment and the Deans to make sure build­ings are not left open when classes are not in ses­sion.  Police have also worked with the registrar’s office to encour­age the sched­ul­ing of week­end and night classes in core class­rooms where there will be greater num­bers of peo­ple.  Gui­mond says this results in greater safety for peo­ple and for fewer oppor­tu­ni­ties for burglaries.

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