Dover rising, crime on campus, firefighter settlement

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Campus crime is spiking to pre-pandemic levels. University of Delaware tells similar story

Students returned to campus, and it appears crime came along with them, report Suhail Bhat, Zachary Schermele and Kelly Powers.

“Federal data shows crimes reported by university and college campuses across the nation rebounded to pre-pandemic levels by 2022, according the latest government data and a new USA TODAY database,’’ they write.

“Crime reported from nearly 6,000 institutions rose about 8% from 2019, even though enrollments dipped in the same timeframe. The jump in offenses between 2019 and 2022 coincided with students’ post-pandemic return en masse to campuses. Compared with year-over-year changes before 2019, as reported by USA TODAY, the recent spike represents the largest increase since post-secondary institutions that receive federal funding began reporting campus safety statistics .’’

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