Campus seemed to be relatively quiet this spring break, as reflected by a halving of reported crime incidences from last year’s break.
During the 2013 spring break, the LSU Police Department had 21 fewer reported incidences than during the 2012 spring break, according to LSUPD Spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde.
LSUPD had six fewer thefts and three fewer drug arrests, and it saw the same amount of DWIs, hit and runs and traffic crashes at one, two and four, respectively, Lalonde said.
The primary reason for the reduction of crime numbers was the high amount of information-only reports – things like medical emergencies or suspicious persons – in 2012, Lalonde said.
Lalonde said this break was quieter than last year, but, as a whole, it was an average break.
“We don’t want to call it typical or not because it could make us complacent,” Lalonde said. “Though, this year we had a similar amount of calls and reports. The type of reports varies, but the number of total reports was average.”