Ohio State Students are familiar with the Public Safety Notices issued via e-mail by the Ohio State University Police Department when criminal activities take place on or around campus areas. But with only a handful of public safety notices sent out to students since January 2012, many students are asking, “Where did all the safety notices go?” At first glance, students might assume that the lack of public safety notices in the past fifteen months indicates a decrease in crime around the campus area. The crime statistics show the opposite. Since January 27th, 2013, 26 assaults along with 9 robberies have been committed within the Columbus Police Division’s 4th precinct, a region encompassing OSU’s campus, also stretching north to Maynard Avenue, east to North 4th Street, and south to King Avenue. With 35 crimes occurring in the last two...
