Nation IN BRIEF : NATIONWIDE : Reports of Campus Crimes in ’93 Mixed

Reports of robbery, assault and motor vehicle theft on college campuses rose last year, but there were fewer burglaries and murders than a year earlier, according to a survey of 774 schools. The Chronicle of Higher Education, analyzing annual security statements filed by the schools, reported that there were 1,353 on-campus robberies in 1993, up 12% from 1992. The colleges reported 3,224 aggravated assaults, up from 3,141, and 7,350 motor vehicle thefts, up from 7,159. Burglaries dropped 4%, to 21,478, the newspaper said, while murders fell by one, to 17.