The Clery Act and the weekly crime log for 2020 released by Campus Safety for Citrus College reveal an overall decrease in reported violations over the past four years.
Head of campus security Benjamin Macias did not respond to interview requests. He was sent four emails from Feb. 2 to 22.
The Clery Act for Citrus College requires higher education institutions to give timely warnings of crimes that represent a threat to the safety of students or employees and to make public their campus security policies. The information is also sent to U.S. Department of Education. The weekly crime log is information disclosed regarding incident reports, occurrences and classifications that happen on campus.
- Liquor law arrests: As reported by the Clery Act, the highest number of liquor law arrests totaled seven each year from 2017 to 2018. The number of liquor law arrests in 2019 decreased to three. Liquor law arrests are at an all-time low as reported by the weekly crime log for 2020 where zero liquor law arrests occurred.
- Liquor law violations: Liquor law violations have remained constant, with one case reported each year from 2017-2020.
- Drug Arrests: Drug law arrests have increased in the past year. Three drug law arrests were made in 2017, six in 2018, one in 2019, and two in 2020.
- Drug law violations: Drug law violations were highest in 2017 at 21 offenses. The offenses decreased over the next two years, with four offenses in 2018 and one in 2019. However, in 2020 there were two violations.
- Burglary: Another trend in the data shows two instances of burglaries each year over the past four years spanning from 2017-2020.
- Robberies: In 2018, two robberies were reported on campus; these were the only robberies in the past four years.
- Theft: Over the past year, the amount of theft on campus has increased compared to previous years. In 2020, seven petty thefts were reported on campus. The Clery Act report shows zero instances of petty theft reported in the previous three years.
- Sexual Offenses: Based on what was reported in the Clery Act, sexual offenses on campus hit a peak in 2019. From 2018-19, there were two instances of forcible fondling, with one case being reported each year. There was also an instance of forcible rape in 2019. One instance of dating violence was reported in 2018.
Other crimes: One motor vehicle theft and one grand theft was in the 2020 annual security report. There was an increase in trespassing and vandalism since the campus closure last March. Also, eight reports of vandalism, one instance of damaging district property, three reports of trespassing, one case of obstruction and another case of resisting arrest were reported. Two weapon law arrests on campus were reported in the past three years: one in 2017 and the other in 2019. In 2020, there was an assault with a deadly weapon and criminal threats on campus. No other weapon law arrests or violations were reported.
