Students often fail to report crimes, even when they are overt.
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Registration: prime crime time
By Mary Gross
Of the Emerald
If current statistics are accurate,
the average student who spends
four years at the University will be
hit by crime at least once, accor
ding to Sgt. Rick Allison, Eugene
city police officer assigned to the
campus.
"The theory It always happens
o the other guy' doesn't hold true
at the University," Allison says.
Rape, attempted rape, theft,
burglary, harassment and van
dalism are among crimes commit
ted that victimize students at the
University every year.
Registration time is prime time
for thefts, Allison says, because
students have "a bit more money
than usual."
Students cannot be too careful
in guarding against purse thefts
from cars, money stolen from
locker rooms, dorms, fraternities
and sororities. Allison says
students are "too trusting."
"Once they're victimized, they
tend to be educated immediate
ly," he says.
Allison and Sgt. Darwin Dragt,
also assigned to campus security
by the Eugene city police depart
merit, give several safety tips to
students.
Students' valuable personal pro
perty should be engraved with
their Oregon drivers license
numbers. Engravers can be bor
rowed from the campus security
office. Some dormitories have
purchased engravers for resi
dent's use.
Bicycles should be registered
with campus security, engraved
and securely locked. During the
1981 school year, $283,000 in
stolen bikes was reported to cam
pus security.
"Invest in locks for on-campus
lockers," Allison says. "It only
takes a second for someone to get
into an unlocked locker, feel
around for a wallet, grab it and
run," he says.
"Don't ever keep code numbers
with bank cards, for God's sake!"
Allison says. "Don't laugh. . .we
receive monthly reports of this
happening."
Allison and Dragt are also con
cerned about students' personal
safety.
"The problem is that there is
always a single female to be found
on campus — 24 hours a day. The
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for cons in the pen for rape,"
Allison says.
He suggests females walk with
confidence and with a compan
ion, be level-headed if accosted
and yell "Fire!" if there is a threat
of harassment.
" 'Fire!' tends to get the best
response from bystanders."
Students should also become
familiar with the campus
emergency phone locations. The
phones, which are old surplus
ship communication devices, pro
vide a direct line to the campus
security dispatch office.
"These seem to be effective; un
fortunately, we have 100 false
alarms for every real case," Allison
says.
Campus security officers offer
personal protection seminars or
talks for groups of four or more.
Interested student groups should
contact campus security.
Campus security and Project Be
Safe, the campus neighborhood
watch volunteer group, are trying
to organize an efficient escort ser
vice. Contact campus security for
more information.
Transients are a constant pro
r
blem in the University area, accor
ding to Allison and Dragt.
"There are some very fine tran
sients around this area, but there
are also some causing problems,"
Allison says.
Allison receives almost daily
reports of transients harassing
students, sleeping in unlocked
cars and stealing student
property.
"It surprises me how trusting
students are of the transients.
They (transients) are often here for
more than to see the sights,"
Dragt says.
Students' cooperation in repor
ting all crimes, no matter how
minor, is appreciated by the
security officers.
Campus security is completely
supported by University dollars
from housing, parking, student
government and security funds.
The security office can be reached
at 686-5444, or at the 24-hour
emergency number, 686-3333.
"I think those students who
have dealt with our officers come
away pleased," Allison says. "We
want the phone calls. We want to
be bothered. That's why we're
here."
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