Five things to know about Georgia State’s 2016 crime statistics

With a Georgia State University logo in the background, GSU students walk on campus along Decatur Street SE next to the GSU Sports Arena in this 2012 photo. JASON GETZ / JGETZ@AJC.COM

With a Georgia State University logo in the background, GSU students walk on campus along Decatur Street SE next to the GSU Sports Arena in this 2012 photo. JASON GETZ / JGETZ@AJC.COM

A federal law called the Clery Act requires the nation’s colleges and universities by Oct. 1 to release crime data for the most recent three years in a report that includes efforts to improve safety on the campus, which has about 32,000 students.

Here are five items of note from Georgia State’s report:

  • There were four reported rapes.
  • Eighty-four liquor and drug law arrests reported.
  • Ten robberies on campus.
  • Eight weapons possession arrests.
  • No hate crimes were reported.