The author of the prompt presents important data about the criminal situation in the Tallahassee campus of Florida State University and George Mason University. The prompt depicts astonishing criminal rates in the Tallahassee campus, stating that violent crimes occurred three times more often in Tallahassee than at George Mason University, and property crimes occurred five times more often. The prompt also says that 44 burglary cases were reported at the Tallahassee campus and mentions that larceny theft occurred more frequently at the Tallahassee campus.
This information is valid since it corresponds to the numbers presented in the FBI’s statistical reports. I assume it should also be emphasized that, fortunately, there were no registered cases of manslaughter in both universities and that there were 5 and 4 documented cases of rape. Besides, it should be said that at the Tallahassee campus happened 37 motor-vehicle thefts compared to zero cases at George Mason University. I would also add that the Tallahassee campus survived one arson.
The author of the prompt mentioned that, since the information presented describes the student enrollment numbers of the 2017 academic year, statistics are less valid. I’m afraid I have to disagree since this is a common situation when statistics present the data reflecting previous years’ tendencies. Besides, I am sure that even if student enrollment numbers changed, this would hardly influence the general situation with crime rates in both universities. At the same time, I must admit that the author made a reasonable decision to compare the crime statistics of universities with close numbers of student enrollment. In general, this response deserves particular attention since it represents valuable information about desperately high crime rates in the Tallahassee campus.
References
Florida offenses known to law enforcement by university and college. (2018). Web.
Virginia offenses known to law enforcement by university and college. (2018). Web.