The total number of crime reports to Kansas University’s Public Safety Office dropped 10 percent in 2007, according to figures released Monday.

KU’s Public Safety Office received 664 reports in 2007, down from 737 reports the prior year and a more than 50-percent decrease from a decade ago. The office received a total of 1,479 reports in 1997.

KU Public Safety Capt. Schuyler Bailey said the office attributes the decline to several factors.

“It’s a combination – education, technology and a little hard work on our part,” Bailey said.

A camera system installed in 2005 monitors parking lots and public areas near all major residence halls.

Bailey said the office has increased education efforts. The office, among other messages, tries to spread word to students not to leave their belongings unattended and not to walk alone at night.

In 2007, 237 thefts occurred within KU Public Safety’s jurisdiction, down from 295 the year before. The bulk of these were thefts from buildings. There were 36 assaults reported, up from 32 in 2006, and 98 burglaries, down from 127 reported in 2006.