Campus crime stats don't tell whole story

By Laura Bruno

"Fairleigh Dickinson and Drew universities stand about a mile apart, have similarly small student populations and, yet, looking at the crime data each reports, they couldn't appear more different. ..."

"The data, self-reported by colleges to the U.S. Department of Education, is required each year under the Clery Act."

"Parents preparing to send their high school graduates off to college this fall may get the wrong impression just by looking at statistics provided by colleges, campus security experts said. Parents and students need to look beyond these numbers and ask college officials about what services and enforcement policies are in place. ..."

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