There were six crimes reported in 2021 — compared to 16 in 2020 and nine in 2019 — at two Mesa Community College campuses and a downtown center in the Maricopa County Community College District, according to a federally mandated campus-security report released in October.
Pandemic restrictions — including closing campuses and moving to online coursework — contributed to the fewer crimes in this latest report, Sgt. Jack McClaren of the Maricopa County Community Colleges Police Department said.
“MCC campuses were closed during the COVID-19 pandemic except for essential employees. The closure reduced campus crime in 2021,” he said.
