(03-06-2018 10:30 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  The devil is sometimes in the details. I noticed you left something out.

Quote:KU police noted that their ongoing efforts to combat crime include using “security technology” such as cameras on campus, according to Friday’s news release.

Further, the Office of Public Safety added more police and security officers in 2017, the news release said.

Three sworn police officers and three security officers were planned to be added in direct response to the start of campus carry, the Journal-World previously reported. The officers were envisioned to increase patrols in busy areas of campus, and the security officers were needed to staff portable metal detectors.

KU Police Chief Chris Keary said in the news release that he believes extra officers have been helpful.

“The campus community saw more police and security officers on foot patrol,’’ Keary said. “The added visibility of officers on campus helped people feel safer, but conversations with those officers also helped the community understand their role in safety and crime prevention.”

Violent crimes reported in 2017 varied only slightly from 2016. According to the statistics:

• There was one aggravated assault in 2017. The crime statistics do not indicate whether a weapon was involved. In 2016 there was also a single aggravated assault.

• There were two robberies on campus in 2017, up from one in 2016. The statistics do not indicate whether weapons were involved, but the Journal-World reported on two campus robberies in 2017, and neither was reported to have involved a weapon. In one robbery case, a pedestrian reported several people got out of a car, punched him and stole his wallet and phone. In the other, a pedestrian told police three men shoved him to the ground and stole two cookies he was carrying in a box.

• In 2017, five sex offenses were reported, comprising four rapes and one fondling. There were also five sex offenses in 2016, though that year they comprised three rapes and two fondlings.

Additionally:

Quote:Notably, with lawful concealed carry of handguns being allowed on campus for the first time beginning July 1, 2017, KU police tallied zero criminal weapons violations in 2017, according to crime statistics provided by police.

So, they had no violations the first 6 months of 2017 before the concealed carry began. Pointing further to the reduction of crime being due more to an increased police presence coupled with the use of security cameras. Not to mention, it appears that the statistics don't even include whether a weapon was involved!

Nice try though.

lol...I see we are running away from the liberal argument. The point is----there wasnt some wild west gun battle breaking out every time there was a disagreement---which is basically what the libs claimed would happen. The reality was law abiding citizens with guns acted just like law abiding citizens without guns. There was no change in violence. None.