University Dally Kansan, February 18, 1982 Page 5
Area crime rate increases
By BECKY ROBERTS Staff Reporter
Overall crime increased 7.7 percent in Lawrence during last year, according to the Lawrence Police Department's 1981 Year End Competicive Report released yesterday.
However, out of the nine categories of crime,
only two, burglary and larceny, increased.
The other crime categories are murder and non-negligent manslaughter, manslaughter by negligence, rage, robbery, aggravated assault, non-aggravated assault and auto theft. Crimes in these categories stayed at the same level as in 1980 or decreased.
Mark Brothers, police department crime
marker, said the economy could be a reason for
the rise in gun deaths.
"There's probably a portion of the criminal element that supplemented their income with crime," he said. "And when they lose a job, it becomes their whole income." Burials increase from 293 in 1984 to
Burglaries increased 26.2 percent from 783 in 1980 to 988 in 1981
Arrests were made in 12.3 percent of the
Brothers said that the number of small burdurials had increased.
burglary cases in 1800. In 1891, arrests were made in 9.6 percent of burglaries.
"There seems to be a large number of residential minor burglaries," he said. "The losses are small in size." Brothers said small and stamps were examples of small losses.
Brothers said a small burglary was difficult to solve because the property could not be traced as easily as large pieces of property such as televisions.
He said most people probably don't have the valuable stolen property, so they sell small items.
Larceny, the other crime category that has increased since 1890, rose 6.9 percent from 2,233 in 2014.
The number of larvenes in which arrests were made decreased from 321, or 14.4 percent in 1980, to 269, or 7.1 percent.
Robbery decreased more than any other crime in Lawrence during the year. In 1980 there were 56 robberies. In 1981 there were 44 robberies, a decrease of 21.4 percent.
percent the Regents have recommended," he
wrote. "The governors support the 10 percent
the governor recommends."
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But Dumas said he supported the 13 percent increase.
Regents
"I don't know whether that's possible," he said. "But we need to play up in an area that seems to have been neglected for a long time."
Montgomery said, "I see the major role of the higher Regents as proposing the best budget it can before the students and faculty and administration, and once the Legislature has made the decision, making sure the funds are spent as best they can be."
The two men said they were still learning and would have to weigh all angles before making film.
DUMAS SAID he thought funds should be available to renovate buildings that were not
If a facility causes students to be distracted or limits faculty to be effective instructors, it is recommended.
And although Montgomery said he was not
aware of library acquisition shortages because of budget cuts, Dumas said he would favor more library make "if that's what's necessary to make sure students learn, grow and develop."
Montgomery said another area that concerned the Regents was enrollment.
Fewer seniors are graduating from high school and possible federal budget cuts in financial aid to students would dramatically affect universities, he said.
Montgomery said he would probably support state funding for scholarships, but that the board first wanted to see what affect President Obama's budget would have on student financial aid.
Dusa said he was interested in attracting more physicians and nurses to Kansas, especially to the University of Kansas Medical Center at Kansas State University, which he said was a strength to be maintained.
Budget
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will do relatively better than other agencies," he said.
LAST YEAR the Regents requested a 10 percent faculty salary increase and Carlin recommended 8 percent, but the Legislature slashed the increase to 7 percent.
Hess said there might not be anything the Legislature could do to prevent faculty from becoming involved.
"If a person is going to jump ship, I don't know how you're really going to stop that," he said. "You must make the university as attractive as possible."
Hess said he thought Budig did a good job in his first appearance before the Ways and Means
"He talked about everything from tissue paper to test tubes." Hess said. "He didn't play on the keyboard."
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