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, 28 such reports were handled in 2003. The most common characteristic of these accidents is “property damage” as indicated below.

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Hit and Run	19	16	11	7	14
Property Damage	31	23	37	21	21
Personal Injury	1	1	1	0	1
TOTAL	51	40	49	28	36

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.

	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Chapter 125 violations	403	463	548	535	435
Chapter 18 violations	231	262	282	305	205
Chapter 947 violations	0	0	0	0	1

2003 UWS Chapter 18 Violations

Prohibited Dumping	3
Dangerous Weapons	4
Fire Safety	6
Unauthorized Transfer/Possession of Key	1
Alcoholic Beverages	10
Unauthorized Presence	18
Throwing Hard Objects	3
Skateboards, Roller Skates and Blades	10
Disorderly Conduct	24
Misuse of Telephone	3
Resisting/Obstructing Peace Officers	10
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia/Marijuana	87
Vandalism	5
Theft	5
Assaultive Behavior	1
Deposit of Human Waste Products	13
Loitering	1
Climbing/Walking on Room	1