Quinnipiac Public Safety located in the Irmagarde hall on the Mount Carmel Campus
Quinnipiac Public Safety responds to hundreds of arrests, referrals and offenses over each year. This past Saturday, they released their annual security and fire safety report.
One statistic that stuck out to students were the three counts of rape on the Mount Carmel Campus.
“It’s a little shocking,” senior, Jacob Resnick said. “You hear about that happening at other places, you’re not really aware that it’s going on where you’re living, going to school.”
Recorded in 2016, there were a total of two rapes on the Mount Carmel Campus. In 2017, there were a count of two rapes as well. Making this past year the highest count of rape in the past 2 years.
“It could happen to anyone,” senior, Christina Vittas said.
Vitta’s works as a Residential Assistant on the York Hill Campus. She said Residential Assistances make an effort to limit crimes on the three campuses.
Statistics in the 2018 clery report
“It is definitely a big focus and like we try to help our students as much as possible, and it’s so unfortunate that those things happen,” Vittas said.
Other students say although the number is small, three peoples lives have completely changed.
“It’s three too many, if you ask me,” junior, Will Fowler said.
Other than the three rapes, the annual security and fire safety report showed 13 counts of burglary and three counts of aggravated assault.
If you have an incident to report you can find the Quinnipiac Public Safety office in the Irmagarde hall or call Quinnipiac Public Safety at 203-582-6200 for assistance. In any life-threatening emergency call 9-1-1.