The University of Nevada has released its annual Security and Fire Safety Report, revealing a range of incidents on campus from burglaries to sexual violence in 2014. It also offers advice on staying safe and reporting unlawful activity.Â
University police say they've seen an increase in reporting for sexual assaults and a steady pattern for drugs and alcohol among students in the last year. But overall, students say they feel safe on campus.
 Mikayla Story, a student on campus said, "I definitely feel safe when I'm walking here late at night and stay at the library until midnight and we walk home."
"I feel like this is a pretty safe campus. You always see good presence of police on campus," said Keaton Coley-Riders, a student.Â
Last year, 25 drug violations and 189 alcohol violations were reported on and around campus. University police say this is historically around the average for the University of Nevada and many college campuses. However, university police say they have a zero tolerance for drugs and alcohol. When students are cited or arrested for drug or alcohol use, they are usually referred to the Office of Student Conduct.Â
"They blow into the straw and we check their breath alcohol content," said Kimberly Thomas, the Interim Assistant Dean at the Office of Student Conduct at the University of Nevada.Â
Thomas says they do their best to help students be informed.Â
"It's always my goal to listen to students, especially when I'm doing investigations, so we can help them understand what the rules are, and the guidelines so they don't cross those boundaries and cause injury to themselves or injuries to people around them," said Thomas.Â
They have a variety of programs to help students get sober and they refer them to other resources on campus like a new victim advocate. Because in 2014, a total of 6 forcible sex offenses, 4 stalking incidents, Â and 2 dating violence situations happened on campus.
"These are things as a parent that I'm going to want to look at. I'm going to want to know that there are police on campus, I want to know what their safety plans are. What their crime statistics are. I want to know what the university is doing for my son or daughter," said Commander Todd Renwick with the University Police. Â
While many assaults remain under-reported, police say last year's statistics show students are feeling more comfortable to contact police when they need help.
UNR Security Report 2014:Â http://www.unr.edu/Documents/administration-finance/Police/2014-Annual-Security-Report.pdf
