The federally mandated annual security reports for seven New Mexico colleges and universities are out, painting a picture of crime and safety policies at institutions across the state.

Motor vehicle theft, burglary and domestic violence were some of the most prevalent campus offenses last year, while the University of New Mexico, by enrollment the state’s largest university by far, emerged as the school with the highest amount of crime in every category.

Each year, colleges and universities that receive federal funding are required by the Clery Act to compile and release data about the crimes that occurred on or near campus — or on other university property — during the previous calendar year. These reports also showcase two years of crime data before that and outline each school’s polic

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