MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS

In late 1984, the University Police began compiling Uniform Traffic Accident Reports. While the City of Oshkosh Police handle all accidents occurring on city streets, the University Police handle the accidents occurring on university property (predominately parking lots). In total, 40 such reports were handled in 2001. The most common characteristic of these accidents is “property damage” as indicated below.

	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Hit and Run	8	12	19	16	11
Property Damage	32	26	31	23	37
Personal Injury	0	0	1	1	1
TOTAL	40	38	51	40	49

WISCONSIN CITATIONS FOR NON-CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS

Violations of Wisconsin State Statute Chapter 125, 947 and UWS Chapter 18 include violations that may not warrant the physical arrest of an individual. These violations may be handled in a non-criminal manner similar to that of a traffic violation. The university police may handle these violations by simply issuing an individual a written citation and releasing them. The following categories indicate the number of incidents, by year handled in this manner. Chapter 125 violations are those pertaining to liquor laws, UWS Chapter 18 pertain to violations of University System ordinances not requiring criminal prosecution and Chapter 947 violations are those pertaining to harassment.

	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Chapter 125 violations	328	403	463	548	535
Chapter 18 violations	121	231	262	282	305
Chapter 947 violations	3	0	0	0	0

2002 UWS Chapter 18 Violations

Dangerous Weapons	1
Fire Safety	14
Alcoholic Beverages	5
Selling, Peddling, Soliciting	2
Smoking	1
Prohibited Acts/Landscape Removal	1
Unauthorized Presence	8
Persons Prohibited from Entering Campus	1
Skateboards, Roller Skates and Blades	11
Disorderly Conduct	21
Misuse of Telephone	2
Resisting/Obstructing Peace Officers	27
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia/Marijuana	180
Vandalism	11
Possession of Fireworks	1
Theft	2
Assaultive Behavior	2
Deposit of Human Waste Products	15