One of the committee's prime duties is identifying poorly lit areas on Grounds that could be potentially dangerous if arranging for the installation of new lighting in those spots. Wilkerson maintains that University students are at no greater risk now then they were 20 years ago. My time began here in 1970, the first year of coeducation. The University is today a much bigger place than 15 years ago, he added. Student life has changed.
More incidents come from problems stemming from alcohol.
Wilkerson said he is disturbed by the appearance of handguns in the an academic environment and by violence at fraternity parties. He stressed the importance of students realizing that Charlottesville is not a crime-free utopia. Charlottesville is a very safe place to go to school, but you still don't escape from the problems of society. One person can cause a mini-crime wave. If a potential criminal hears reports of larcenies that do not lead to arrests, it will encourage more crime, he added.