Crime Statistics Report

The most common crimes on campus include the theft of unattended and/or unsecured books, backpacks, purses, wallets and bicycles. The burglary of open and/or unlocked and/or unattended residence hall rooms, offices and motor vehicles is also common. Jewelry, stereo equipment and other portable valuables are likely targets of burglars.

The 2002 figures were reported by the Texas Tech Police Department to the Uniform Crime Reporting Section, Texas Department of Public Safety, Austin, Texas. The figures for 2000 and 2001 are published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. in the publication Crime in the United States for each of the respective years. All crime statistics include only those crimes, which are reported to the police entity having jurisdictional control. Not all crimes, however, are reported to the police.

 

For purposes of interpreting the following table, the following definitions apply: The term "campus" means - any building or property owned or controlled by an institution of higher education within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution and used by the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to, the institution's educational purposes, including residence halls; and property within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution that is owned by the institution but controlled by another person, is used by students, and supports institutional purposes (such as a food or other retail vendor). The term "non-campus building or property" means - any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization recognized by the institution; and any building or property (other than a branch campus) owned or controlled by an institution of higher education that is used in direct support of, or in relation to, the institution's educational purposes, is used by students, and is not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution. The term "public property" means all public property that is within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution, such as a sidewalk, a street, other thoroughfare, or parking facility, and is adjacent to a facility owned or controlled by the institution if the facility is used by the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to the institution's educational purposes. NOTE: Caution should be exercised in making any inter-campus comparisons or ranking schools, as university/college crime statistics are affected by a variety of factors. These include demographic characteristics of the surrounding community, ratio of male to female students, number of on-campus residents, accessibility of outside visitors, size or enrollment, etc.

[Crime Statistics for Calendar Year 2002]

Violations as outlined in the Code of Student Conduct section of the Student Affairs Handbook: (Requires Acrobat Reader)

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - use, possession, sale, delivery, manufacture, or distribution of alcoholic beverages is prohibited, except as expressly permitted by University Policy (Part IX, Section B, Number 1a).

NARCOTICS OR DRUGS - use, possession, sale, delivery, manufacture, distribution, or under the influence of any narcotic, drug, medicine prescribed to someone else, chemical compound or other controlled substance or drug related paraphernalia is prohibited, except as expressly permitted by law (Part IX, Section B, Number 2).

ACTIONS AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY – physical harm or threat of harm, intentional or reckless conduct which endangers the health or safety of any person, disruptive behavior, harassment, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct or unwanted sexual behavior, excessive pressure, threats, or coercive tactics, and/or participation in campus demonstration which disrupts normal operations is prohibited (Part IX, Section B, Number 5).

FIREARMS, WEAPONS, & EXPLOSIVES - use or possession of weapons, including handguns, firearms, ammunition, fireworks, explosives, noxious materials, incendiary devices, or other dangerous substances; Attempting to ignite and/or the action of igniting University and/or personal property on fire either by intent or as a result of reckless behavior which results in damage (Part IX, Section B, Number 3).

HAZING – any intentional, knowing or reckless act directed against a student, occurring on or off the campus, by one person alone or acting with others, directed against a student, that endangers the mental, physical health, or safety of a student for the purpose of pledging or associating, being initiated into, affiliating with, holding office in, seeking, and/or maintaining membership in any organization whose members are/or include students (Part IX, Section B, Number 7).

Alleged violations of the Code of Student Conduct (Requires Acrobat Reader) should be reported to the Student Mediation Center (806) 742-3289.

Hate crime is defined as any crime involving bodily injury reported to local police agencies or to a campus security authority, which manifest evidence that the victim was intentionally selected because of the victims actual or perceived race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or disability. These incidents are also included in the incidents reported sections above.