Northern Illinois University is battling a public perception that questions whether the campus community is safe. Our series continues with a look at how NIU compares with other schools.
In part two, we see how NIU stacks up against two downstate universities. WNIJ's Guy Stephens has more:
*Mike Moen and Susan Stephens contributed to this report.
2010 crime data referenced in report:
(UNIVERSITY WITH HIGHEST NUMBER OF INCIDENTS PER CATEGORY IN BOLD)
BURGLARY | ON-CAMPUS* | OFF-CAMPUS** | TOTAL |
SIU ISU NIU | 42 23 11 | 4 1 1 | 46 24 12 |
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LIQUOR ARRESTS |
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SIU ISU NIU | 20 19 46 | 46 10 48 | 66 29 94 |
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LIQUOR REFERRALS |
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SIU ISU NIU | 311 1435 352 | 0 14 4 | 311 1449 356 |
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WEAPONS ARRESTS |
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SIU ISU NIU | 0 1 4 | 1 1 0 | 1 2 4 |
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WEAPONS REFERRALS |
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SIU ISU NIU | 0 12 1 | 0 0 0 | 0 12 1 |
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DRUG ARRESTS |
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SIU ISU NIU | 56 146 60 | 34 23 17 | 90 169 77 |
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DRUG REFERRALS |
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SIU ISU NIU | 266 231 103 | 0 1 5 | 266 232 108 |
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FORCIBLE SEX OFFENSES |
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SIU ISU NIU | 3 4 5 | 0 0 2 | 3 4 7 |
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AGGRAVATED ASSAULT |
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SIU ISU NIU | 8 16 2 | 0 1 0 | 8 17 2 |
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MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT |
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SIU ISU NIU | 1 1 0 | 0 0 2 | 1 1 2 |
*ON-CAMPUS” INCLUDES HOUSING FACILITIES
** “NON-CAMPUS” INCLUDES PUBLIC PROPERTY