Tech police reported most violent campus crime in 2008
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After several months of high-profile crimes on or near downtown college campuses, FBI statistics for 2008 released on Monday show that the violence is nothing new.
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Georgia Tech police reported 21 violent crimes last year, more than any of the other 19 Georgia college and university police departments reporting crime numbers to the FBI.
Tech was followed closely by Clark Atlanta University, which reported 19 violent crimes, and Georgia State University, which reported 16.
At Georgia Tech, the majority of the violent crimes, 12, were robberies, while there were eight aggravated assaults and one forcible rape reported to the FBI.
According to the FBI's "Crime in the U.S." report released on Monday, all but one of Clark Atlanta's violent crimes in 2008 were robberies, while the campus police reported one forcible rape.
At Georgia State, there were nine robberies, six aggravated assaults and one forcible rape.
In 2007, Georgia State reported 16 violent crimes, while 15 were reported by both Georgia Tech and Clark Atlanta.
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