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Show 2 THE SIGNPOST Wednesday, May 23, 1990 Report compotes By Michelle R. Kunzler and Paul C. Parkinson Staff writers of The Signpost After a long day of class work you approach your car and remember leaving it unlocked, opening the door you discover Can Make-V J f Yk'W Other college graduate car programs make you jump through more hoops than a circus lion. Forget these gymnastics. Westland Ford has the Ford-Mercury College Graduate Purchase Program. We'll arrange $400 cash back from Ford Motor Company and pre-approved financing from Ford Credit. All you have to do is take delivery from our stock by December 31, 1990 (or place a factory order by October 1 , 1990), and graduate with a Bachelor's or advanced degree between April 1 , 1989 and December 31, 1990. Was that hard? Pre-Approved Credit To qualify for pre-approved credit, you must have verifiable employment beginning within 120 days of vehicle purchase. Your salary must be sufficient to cover living expenses as well as a car payment. A prior credit history isn't necessary, but if you have one, it has to be satisfactory to Ford Credit. Duck soup. Choose the College Graduate Purchase Program that gives you the car you want and the cash you need. Visit Westland Ford today for all the details. EW 33fi NO ONE TREATS YOU BETTER. your new stereo, equalizer and speaker system have been stolen. Such a case is common on Utah's college and university campuses. In fact, larceny theft was the crime most committed on campuses across the state during 1989, according to statistics compiled by the Department of Public Safety. This Piece Get You This ma.mmt. mm crime on Larceny theft is defined by the department's "Crime in Utah" report as "the unlawful taking or stealing of property or articles without the use of force, violence or fraud." Of the four major universities in Utah (USU, BYU, the U of U, and WSC), Weber State reported the lowest number of cases 95. of Paper. . . Piece of Paper. Utah campuses When compared to the 1988 rate, the larceny theft rate at WSC dropped by 26 percent in 1989. According to Police Chief Lee Cassity, more lighting, an increased effort to ensure that buildings are locked, and crime prevention education contributed to the decline in theft. ( COU j0S b The University of Utah has the highest larceny theft rate in the state. In 1989 there were 733 cases reported. In 1988, 644 cases were reported. U of U Chief of Police Wayne D. Shepherd feels that crime on the Salt Lake City campus is a reflection of what crimes are being committed in the surrounding community. "In the last three and a half months we have arrested 30 people on campus between the ages of 14-17," said Shepherd. "We feel the crimes may have had something to do with the local gangs and their initiation rights." Shepherd said the educational atmosphere of a university also makes it difficult to prevent theft. "The buildings are always open and avaliable for students to use," he said. "It's really easy for people to steal when there is such an open atmosphere." The U of U has 280 buildings on its campus. Brigham Young University reported 606 larceny theft cases in 1988, yet only 497 cases were reported in 1989. BYU Police Chief Robert Kelshaw said the drop in thefts could be contributed to an "aggressive crime awareness program." Utah State University had 277 larceny theft cases reported in 1989, which was a slight increase from 271 cases reported in 1988. "We have larger on-campus housing," said Larry Arave, Chief of Police. Arave feels that is why USlTs crime rate is higher than Weber State's. The second largest crime problem on Utah campuses is aggravated assault. Aggravated assault is defined as "the unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe bodily injury usually accompanied by the use of a weapon or other means likely to produce death or serious bodily harm." The U of U reported 8 assault casesin 1989, a drop from 10 cases in 1988. BYU reported 4 cases in 1989 as opposed to 9 cases in 1988. Both Weber and Utah State had a decrease in aggravated assault in 1989. Another crime affecting Utah campuses is rape. Rape is defined by the report as "the carnal knowledge of a female through the use of force or the threat of force." "Over a 10-year period we average three rapes per year," said Shepherd, U of U Police Chief. "Most of them are aquiantance and dnte rapes. There are 11,000 women attending here and with that large number you can easily have a problem with rape," said Shepherd. USU, Weber and BYU reported no rapes in 1989. The U of U had only one reported rape in 1989, according to the document. (See CRIME page 11) |