The report is federally mandated, but something that U.H. security sees as a tool to aid in the protection of students.
And in 2011, burglaries were up by thirty three percent, something that U.H. security says occurred mostly during the summer and at athletic events.
"Many of them were at our food vendors located in athletics, Morikami Stadium, Stan Sheriff Center, and that’s because they collect a lot of cash," says U.H. Chief of Security.
U.H. Security employs thirty nine trained officers who patrol the campus twenty four-seven.
Ogino says its jurisdiction is confined to the Manoa campus, but they still respond to the many incidents that occur on the perimeter of the property.
"We’ll respond because a lot of time the victims are students so we’ll go ahead and investigate," says Ogino.
These cases also become part of the statistics U.H. Security has responded by stepping up patrol and surveillance and changing procedures on campus in order to bring the statistics down.
But some students worry some of the rules go too far.
"It’s just gonna put more of a burden on them and make us more angry as a student body," says Anuenue dorm resident Zac Bachman.
Others are taking precautions on their own.
"The buddy system for sure especially in college, it’s getting worse," says Mokihana dorm resident Lyndsey Neubecker.
U.H. also alerts all students to campus crimes with an email and text alert system and has sixty eight emergency call boxes across campus.
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