On-campus drug violations resulting in judicial referrals dropped sharply in 2008, according to the Department of Public Safety’s 2009 Annual Security Report, released Tuesday evening.

In 2007, 46 drug abuse-related judicial referrals were issued on AU’s main campus by Public Safety. Last year, there were only five such referrals.

Burglaries reported to the department rose by 38.7 percent. There were 43 total on-campus robberies reported last year, compared to 19 the year before.

Alcohol violations reported dropped 6.8 percent in that same period, from 280 in 2007 to 244 in 2008.

Two drug-related arrests were also made on-campus last year, according to the report.

More on this report coming in Thursday’s edition of The Eagle!