CAMPUS CRIME RATE LOW; WEAPONS ON RISE IN COUNTY, OFFICIALS WARN.Byline: Cecilia Ce·cil·ia , Saint Third century a.d. Christian martyr traditionally regarded as the patron saint of music. Chan Daily News Staff Writer Fewer incidents of battery, property damage and robbery robbery, in law, felonious taking of property from a person against his will by threatening or committing force or violence. The injury or threat may be directed against the person robbed, his property, or the person or property of his relative or of anyone in his were reported last year on Ventura Ventura (vĕnt  `rə), city (1990 pop. 92,575), seat of Ventura co., SW Calif., on the Pacific coast in a farm and oil region; inc. 1866. County school campuses, but there was a 22
percent increase in the number of students bringing a weapon to school,
according to according toprep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report released Wednesday by the California Department of Education The California Department of Education is a California agency that oversees public education. The Department oversees funding, testing, and holds local educational agencies accountable for student achievement. . Overall, the crime rate in the county's elementary, middle and high schools remained below statewide rates for the 1997-98 academic year, according to the third annual California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Safe Schools Assessment report. ``Schools are an especially safe environment with respect to crimes against person,'' said Charles Weis, Ventura County superintendent of schools. ``It is evident that students, parents and community members continue to work to make our schools safe havens Safe Havens is a comic strip drawn by cartoonist Bill Holbrook and syndicated by King Features Syndicate. Started in 1988, the strip is currently published in more than 50 newspapers. for our young people.'' The annual report provides a district-by-district accounting of campus crimes, from fights and weapons possession to vandalism The intentional and malicious destruction of or damage to the property of another. The intentional destruction of property is popularly referred to as vandalism. It includes behavior such as breaking windows, slashing tires, spray painting a wall with graffiti, and and drug busts. Ventura County officials said school crime rates in the county were 20 percent to 50 percent lower than statewide rates. Conejo Valley Unified School District Conejo Valley Unified School District or CVUSD is a school district in Ventura County. It serves Thousand Oaks, California and its subsections Newbury Park and Westlake Village. , the county's second largest with 19,324 students, reported a drop in drug and alcohol offenses but an increase in weapons possession and property crimes. However, school officials cautioned parents against supposing that drugs and alcohol are less of a problem even in areas, such as the Conejo district, where they are increasingly being kept off campus. ``We know the students' use or abuse is not really declining,'' said Richard Simpson Richard Simpson can refer to:
Simpson Simp·son , Sir James Young 1811-1870. British obstetrician and a founder of gynecology. He is also known for introducing the use of chloroform as an anesthetic. said surveys in which students respond anonymously, however, show they are still getting alcohol and drugs for weekend parties. ``A fair number of students report they obtain a lot of the substance, especially alcohol, at home. They raid mom (1) (Messaging-Oriented Middleware) See messaging middleware. (2) (Microsoft Operations Manager) Software that monitors and captures system and application events throughout the network. and dad's liquor liquor /li·quor/ (lik´er) (li´kwor) pl. liquors, liquo´res [L.] 1. a liquid, especially an aqueous solution containing a medicinal substance. 2. cabinet.'' Statewide there were declines in the number of batteries, assaults with a deadly weapon deadly weapon n. any weapon which can kill. This includes not only weapons which are intended to do harm like a gun or knife, but also blunt instruments like clubs, baseball bats, monkey wrenches, an automobile or any object which actually causes death. , robberies, sex offenses A class of sexual conduct prohibited by the law. Since the 1970s this area of the law has undergone significant changes and reforms. Although the commission of sex offenses is not new, public awareness and concern regarding sex offenses have grown, resulting in the and property crimes on campuses. There were slight increases, however, in drug and alcohol offenses and weapon possession. On Ventura County campuses, assaults with a deadly weapon dropped 83 percent and robberies and extortions decreased 17 percent in 1997-98 from the previous academic year. Statewide, property crimes such as vandalism and burglary burglary, at common law, the breaking and entering of a dwelling house of another at night with the intent to commit a felony, whether the intent is carried out or not. plagued public schools, accounting for 33 percent of campus crime. There were 483 property crimes on Ventura County campuses last year, a 4 percent drop from the previous year but still causing an economic loss equivalent to $1.63 for each of the 130,954 students enrolled. There were 129 cases of possession of a weapon, the one campus crime that increased in the county. That gain reflected the state's rate increase of 12 percent, the largest increase in all the crime categories. Handgun possession on campuses dropped, according to the report, while possession of knives knives n. Plural of knife. knives Noun the plural of knife knives knife increased - a rise that Jean Scott, an education program consultant with the California Safe Schools Assessment program, called surprising. In the Conejo district, Simpson said enrollment increases do not account for the reported increase in weapon possession - 16 incidents. Also, he said, the number of incidents last year was lower than in 1995-96. Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. , the county's largest district with 19,467 students, reported an across-the-board drop in crime last year. ``In general, we try to maintain a consistent and fair disciplinary policy,'' said Janice DiFatta, president of the Simi Valley Unified board. ``And we certainly expect that kind of consistency across the board, so not only the students but faculty and staff are aware.'' She said a partnership between the schools and local police also plays a role in keeping crime low on campuses. ``We have an expectation for consistency of enforcement of our district policy. . . . We do not want to tolerate tol·er·ate v. 1. To allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit. 2. To put up with; endure. 3. To have tolerance for a substance or pathogen. anything that is going to at all interfere with the safety of our students or faculty on campus, and we are aggressive in keeping that to a minimum.'' Possession or use of alcohol or drugs on county campuses dropped 4 percent with 473 incidents last year. Statewide there was a 0.6 percent increase to 20,365 cases, little changed in three years. Scott said alcohol use has flattened flat·ten v. flat·tened, flat·ten·ing, flat·tens v.tr. 1. To make flat or flatter. 2. To knock down; lay low: The boxer was flattened with one punch. out but is not dropping statewide. ``Perhaps that means statewide we need to look at drug and alcohol offenses,'' she said, and develop programs aimed at reducing the rate. Property crimes increased in number by 25 percent in the Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by , but the dollar loss dropped from $1.46 per student in 1996-97 to $1.36 per student for last year, he said. Moorpark Unified School District saw a slight increase in drug and alcohol offenses - 11 cases - and weapons possession, five incidents. The district has 7,199 students. Oak Park Unified with 3,198 students reported one alcohol and drug offense after having none for the prior two years and nine incidents of property crime, a 48 percent increase. The Las Virgenes Unified School District Las Virgenes Unified School District (LVUSD) is a K-12 school district in north-west Los Angeles County, USA consisting of 14 public schools in the cities of Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Westlake Village, and several small portions of the West Hills section of Los Angeles. in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County reported a 5 percent increase or 29 incidents of alcohol and drug offenses and a 49 percent drop in battery cases or 43. The annual report is mandated by the state Legislature A state legislature may refer to a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. The following legislatures exist in the following political subdivisions: STATE REPORT ON SCHOOL SAFETY Following are crime figures for the 1997-98 school year, and a comparison with previous years. School district Drug/alcohol offenses Battery Assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. Robbery/Extortion Sex offenses Weapons possession Property crimes $ loss to district, per student Ventura County 1995-96 5.01 6.98 0.10 0.09 0.27 1.29 4.70 1.46 1996-97 3.76 1.38 0.16 0.06 0.11 0.81 3.85 1.63 1997-98 3.61 1.31 0.11 0.05 0.11 0.99 3.69 1.63 Conejo Valley Unified 1995-96 2.95 1.56 0.00 0.11 0.17 1.39 4.11 2.43 1996-97 3.13 1.19 0.16 0.00 0.05 0.75 4.47 1.46 1997-98 2.59 1.86 0.00 0.16 0.00 0.83 5.59 1.36 Fillmore Unified 1995-96 6.83 1.71 0.57 0.00 0.00 3.13 3.70 1.27 1996-97 1.93 1.93 0.55 0.0 0.00 0.28 12.16 3.08 1997-98 4.10 0.27 0.00 0.00 0.27 1.37 3.56 0.83 Moorpark Unified 1995-96 0.91 1.67 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.30 1.21 0.38 1996-97 1.30 0.14 0.00 0.14 0.00 0.14 1.30 0.38 1997-98 1.53 0.69 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.69 0.97 2.94 Oak Park Unified 1995-96 0.00 0.34 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1996-97 0.00 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.94 1.81 1997-98 0.31 0.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.81 0.85 Pleasant Valley Elementary 1995-96 0.14 0.43 0.14 0.00 0.43 0.58 4.91 1.72 1996-97 0.28 0.28 0.14 0.00 0.14 0.14 3.70 3.51 1997-98 0.28 0.28 0.14 0.00 0.56 0.14 3.22 1.13 Santa Paula Santa Paula (săn`tə pôl`ə), city (1990 pop. 25,062), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Santa Clara River in a fertile valley that yields citrus fruits, avocados, vegetables, flowers, nursery products, and walnuts; laid out 1875, inc. Elementary 1995-96 0.58 3.77 0.87 0.00 0.58 0.87 2.03 0.61 1996-97 0.84 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.00 1.40 1.96 0.31 1997-98 1.39 1.11 0.56 0.56 0.00 0.28 5.56 1.32 Santa Paula Union High 1995-96 30.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.20 8.05 4.24 1996-97 8.81 6.10 0 0.00 0.68 2.71 0.68 0.22 1997-98 2.61 9.77 0 0.00 0.65 3.91 2.61 7.49 Simi Valley Unified 1995-96 9.56 36.40 0.11 0.43 1.02 1.56 14.28 3.33 1996-97 3.28 2.43 0.21 0.05 0.11 1.06 8.14 2.75 1997-98 1.28 0.82 0.05 0.00 0 0.82 7.76 2.96 Los Angeles County 1995-96 2.85 1.53 0.35 0.39 0.15 0.91 5.98 7.87 1996-97 2.65 1.60 0.35 0.33 0.16 0.87 5.43 5.28 1997-98 2.71 1.58 0.36 0.33 0.14 0.95 5.17 4.23 Las Virgenes Unified 1995-96 3.10 3.74 0.36 0.27 0.64 2.01 0.42 1996-97 2.37 7.21 0.09 0.18 0.00 0.44 1.14 1.42 1997-98 2.49 3.70 0.09 0.00 0.17 0.43 1.12 0.29 Los Angeles Unified 1995-96 2.27 .093 0.35 0.65 0.14 0.64 8.41 10.62 1996-97 2.17 1.00 0.35 -.56 0.14 -.67 7.34 8.93 1997-98 2.16 1.08 0.40 0.56 0.15 0.74 6.77 7.55 SOURCE: State Department of Education CAPTION(S): Box BOX: STATE REPORT ON SCHOOL SAFETY (See text) |
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