MARS HILL

 

COLLEGE

 

CAMPUS SECURITY

 

 

2007-2008

 

ANNUAL SECURITY

 

REPORT

 

Dedicated to Serving

 

Our College Community

 

 

All emergency and routine calls

 

 should be directed to:

 

689-1230

 

Mars Hill College is concerned about the safety and security of all members of the College community and is committed to providing a safe environment in which all members can achieve their goals.  Mars Hill College is not immune from all crime, but due to our rural physical location adjacent to the town of Mars Hill, and because of the attitude of community shared between the College and the town, we do not experience a significant amount of crime.

 

            Mars Hill College has developed a series of safety and security policies that have been implemented to ensure that every possible precaution is being taken in protection of our College community.  Although we have been very fortunate in not experiencing any major crimes on Campus, it would not be accurate to state that we have no crime on Campus.  As the crime statistics in this report reveal, most of our crimes consist of petty larcenies where a student did not lock his or her dormitory room and an earring or a watch, etc. was taken.  The majority of crimes occurring on this Campus could be prevented if the student population followed the security measures posted in each residence hall that reminds them to lock their doors whenever they leave the room.

 

            In an effort to prevent such incidents, a full staff of residential living personnel is located in each residence hall to oversee the behavior of the residents and to inspect the condition of the fire safety equipment, exit lighting and to report any safety hazard.  Residential living staff personnel also conduct mandatory floor meetings with the residents that cover crime prevention practices and define what type of behavior is expected.  They also monitor access to the buildings through the enforcement of the visitation policy.

 

CAMPUS SECURITY

 

            Mars Hill College has its own Campus security department under the direction of a Director of Safety and Security, with a staff of three full-time security officers.  The Campus Security Department is located on the top floor of the Wren College Union.  The Department is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year to provide security to our College community.  The Department’s primary goal is to strive toward providing a safe and secure environment for the College community to accomplish its mission.

 

            The Department has cellular phone capabilities and a mobile phone/radio system that will   allow a person to talk directly with the officer on duty, which enables the officer to respond quickly to incidents reported.  Our radios are equipped with a scanning function that will allow the officer to monitor other emergency radio traffic in the area.  This also allows our Department to be in   constant direct contact with emergency medical services, local fire department personnel and law enforcement agencies.

 

            Emergency telephones are located in strategic areas of the Campus so that Campus Security can be reached quickly.  A Campus map designating these locations is available at the Campus Security Office.

 

            Safety and Security is everyone’s responsibility and must be viewed as a joint effort for our programs to be successful!

 

CRIME STATISTICS

 

            As can be seen from the figures, Mars Hill College is a very safe Campus.  There are, however, incidents that do occur on this Campus.  If they are considered a threat to our community, we will report on it through our College Information Channel, The Well, and through the posting of orange Security Alert Bulletins in strategic areas of the Campus.  Mars Hill College does not recognize     any off-Campus groups or own student housing off the main Campus.

 

Mars Hill College

Campus Security – Crime Statistics

 

Incident	2006				2005			2004
	Total	PP	RES		Total	RES		Total	RES
Criminal Homicide:
Manslaughter by negligence	0	0	0		0	0		0	0
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter	0	0	0		0	0		0	0
Sex Offenses:	0	0	0		2*	2		3*	2
Forcible Rape	0	0	0		1	1		2	1
Non-forcible offenses	0	0	0		1	1		0	0
Sexual Assault-forcible fondling	0	0	0		0	0		1	1
Robbery:
Aggravated Assault	0	0	0		2	1		2	0
Burglary	5	0	5		7	7		7	9
Motor Vehicle Theft	0	0	0		0	0		0	0
Arson	0	0	0		0	0		0	0
Arrests/Referred:	A= arrests, R= referred to Campus Judicial System
Liquor	R86	0	0		R52	R52		R31	R31
Drugs