Police Departments from Iowa State University (ISU), University of Iowa (UI) and the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) released a report March 8 that revealed alcohol-related charges against students increased last year in ISU but decreased in UI and UNI.
The report said that ISU police charged 583 students with alcohol-related offenses last year, up by 35 percent in 2011.
Overall, the police encountered 1,077 alcohol-related charges the previous year out of which 54 percent were students.
Meanwhile, UI police indicted 436 students with alcohol-related offenses in 2012, which was a reduction of 22 percent from 557 students the prior year.
In total, UI police had 1,330 alcohol-related charges last year out of which students constituted around 33 percent.
On the other hand, UNI police charged 38 students with alcohol-related offenses last year, a decline of 48 percent from 73 the previous year.
On the whole, UNI police came across 98 people with alcohol-related offenses the prior year where 39 percent belonged to students.
The alcohol-related charges feature public intoxication, operating while intoxicated, possession of alcohol under the legal age, open container, bootlegging, providing liquor to a minor, attempt to purchase alcohol by a minor and serving or selling alcohol after hours.
In general, UI police charged 1,091 students with offenses last year, an increase of 897 students in 2011; ISU police indicted 851 students with various offenses in 2012 and around 80 students were accused by the UNI police, a drop of 130 from the previous year.
