Education
Five things to know about Georgia Tech’s 2016 crime statistics
A student walks on the Georgia Tech campus. AJC FILE PHOTO.
By Eric Stirgus
Oct 5, 2017A 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 30,000 students.
Here are five items of note from Georgia Tech’s report:
- There were 10 reported rapes. That was the same total reported rapes as in 2015.
- Eight on-campus robberies.
- The campus had 139 referrals of liquor law violations. That number significantly declined from 215 in 2015.
- Fifteen on-campus burglaries. That's a decline from 45 in 2014.
- No hate crimes were reported.
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About the Author
Eric Stirgus joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2001. He is the newsroom's education editor. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Eric is active in the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists and the Education Writers Association and enjoys mentoring aspiring journalists.
