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...Catalano said that HUPD includes the number of larcenies the campus sees each year under the burglary category, while other universities may not report their larcenies at all. A burglary implies forced entry—breaking and entering—into private property in order to commit a crime, while larcenies include situations where items are stolen from an unlocked room. The Clery Act does not require schools to report the number of larcenies, rather, there is only a burglary category...
...believe our specific burglary rate is higher than other college campuses in the area because we feel we’re doing a strict interpretation of the burglary definition,” Catalano said. “We have pretty high standards...We have nothing to hide...
...comparing across schools may be a fruitless endeavor, Catalano said...
Although the release of all these statistics is mandated by law, Catalano said these numbers allow students to make reasoned judgments concerning crime on campus for themselves...
...release of these numbers puts things in context on a campus such as this, where there are various forms of communication—one or two isolated issues could really make it seem like there is a greater problem,” Catalano added. “We’re a transparent department. We demonstrate that transparency by including our larceny numbers. It allows people to make informed decisions about the true amount of crime on campus...