The 2024 Department of Public Safety’s Annual Security and Fire Safety report showed a 100% increase in vandalism crimes within Temple University Police Department patrol zone – 30 reported incidents in 2022, 63 reported 2023.
The report, released on Sept. 30, includes statistics, policies, and definitions of crime, fire and general safety guidelines on campus. The department is required to share information on campus crime through the Jeanne Clery Act. The Clery Act crimes include domestic violence, assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft. The department also includes non-Clery Act disclosures such as vandalism in their reports…