An investigation by this newspaper earlier this year identified five rapes reported to WSU police in 2014, none of which led to any criminal charges being filed.
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That in-depth investigation looked at universities across Ohio and found the vast majority of sexual assaults are not reported. Of those that are reported, few lead to criminal investigations and almost none result in criminal charges.
The annual Clery Report is required by federal law for every college and university in the United States to help students and parents gauge the safety of college campuses.
There were four robberies last year and 10 burglaries at WSU, both representing a slight increase from the prior year.
The report also includes numbers on drug and alcohol violations, breaking down the number of arrests versus referrals for university discipline.
There was only one liquor-related arrest last year, compared to seven the year before; and 83 referrals, compared to 105 in 2014. Drug referrals have steadily declined in recent years to 47 last year, compared to 110 in 2013. Last year saw 17 drug arrests at WSU, up from 13 the year before.
Wright State Police Chief Dave Finnie said Monday that his office has focused efforts on prevention and recently hired someone to educate students on sexual assault prevention topics such as consent and bystander intervention, as well as drug and alcohol awareness.
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Issues with inconsistent reporting at campuses have created issues with using the numbers to compare the safety of one campus to another. And the numbers reflect only crimes reported on-campus — not all crimes reported to campus police nor all crimes involving students of the school, many of whom live off-campus at WSU.
The new report follows a summer of heightened discussion of campus sexual assault nationally spurred by cases such as the one involving Brock Turner of Bellbrook.
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