Reported crimes ran the gamut, from four public urinations to the assault of a police officer who was trying to stop a thief in Lau. Most notably, Dahlgren Chapel was vandalized one night. The vandals damaged furniture and knocked Jesus’ hand off a crucifix. There are no known suspects.

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View Campus Crime: March, 2013 in a larger map

This March, there were 18 violent and property crimes on campus, including four burglaries and three stolen laptops.

Most notably, two individuals were apprehended for an alleged prior theft from Vital Vittles. Vox saw DPS handcuff the individuals firsthand.

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According to DPS’s crime log, the month of February had 37 violent and property crimes. February had a notable number of assaults on campus. There were 8 reported assaults this month, compared to just one in all of January.

Earlier this month, DPS arrested a burglar who was in the process of breaking and entering into homes on Prospect Street. This man did not match a description of either of the suspects involved in the spate of burglaries of unlocked rooms which occurred near the end of January into early February. DPS Chief Jay Gruber said DPS was on high alert for the suspects. There was still a total of 5 burglaries this month, however, and the two main suspects have not been caught.

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View Campus Crime Watch: January 2013 in a larger map

Since university housing reopened on Jan. 8, there have been 29 violent and property crimes, according to DPS. What’s noteworthy is the relatively low number of laptops thefts. In past months, it was not uncommon for over 10 laptops to be stolen. This month only saw three, so perhaps DPS’s laptop safety program is working.

What’s less encouraging is the apparent rise in the number of burglaries. In the past week alone, there have been four. None, however, were cases of breaking and entering. The best way to ensure a room’s safety is to lock it. Read the rest of this entry »

View Campus Crime, November, 2012 in a larger map

This November, 49 violent and property crimes were reported to Georgetown’s Department of Public Safety. The vast majority of incidences were thefts of unattended property. A total of 12 laptops were stolen this month, prompting DPS to begin a campaign for laptop safety, which included offering students the laptop protection software LoJack at a reduced rate, and reminding students not to leave their laptops unattended. Vox offered some of its own solutions to the issue.

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In October of this year, there were 35 crimes reported to DPS. Most notably, a male intruder entered an unlocked home just a few blocks away from the main gates of campus, and assaulted two female students when they returned to their house. Among the slew of minor thefts which occurred on campus, five took place in Yates Field House, where students did not properly secure their belongings.

Read on after the jump for a summary of each crime in the month of October.

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View Vox Campus Crime Watch, June 2012 in a larger map

Since Vox‘s last campus crime watch, there have been 16 crimes reported to DPS. Most of the crimes reported were thefts, but only six of those happened since the beginning of June. One student in Lau had her iPhone stolen from her desk while she wasn’t looking, which, fortunately, lead to an MPD arrest. One man was expelled from a University function in the Hariri building, and, one day later, another man was arrested by DPS after being previously barred from campus.

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View Campus Crime Watch, May 2012 in a larger map

After eight months, Vox‘s campus crime watch is back. To date in May, DPS has reported 18 crimes on campus, compared to 31 crimes reported in the same period last year. There were five assaults, including two assaults on police officers. At least five students total were arrested and a non-student was caught carrying a concealed firearm on West Road.

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View Campus Crime Watch: 26 June-8 August 2011 in a larger map

As a student in St. Mary’s learned, thieves don’t care that you only “inadvertently” left your laptop prey to their mischievousness. Also, in a first for the crime report, someone actually recovers lost items!

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View Campus Crime Watch: 4-25 July in a larger map

On the whole, there were about the same number of crimes in July as in June. But this month of fever-pitch temperatures has seen far more assaults, including the sexual assault of a juvenile attending a high school program. DPS also found anti-Semitic graffiti in a bathroom in the New Research Building.

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