Forcible sex offenses, illegal weapons possession and burglary are among crimes that occurred more frequently on campus in 2013, according to the recently released Annual Security and Fire Safety Report from MSU.

While yearly statistics can vary, Title IX Coordinator Paulette Granberry Russell said the increase in reported sexual assault offenses is part of a trend MSU was hoping for — where victims of sexual assault feel safe reporting assaults on campus.

“It’s consistent with what we were hoping to see,” Granberry Russell said.

According to the report, 27 forcible sex offenses were reported on campus during the 2013 school year, 20 during 2012 , and 15 in 2011 .

As for burglaries, instances jumped from 77 in both 2011 and 2012 , to 120 in 2013 . In addition, vehicle theft, including mopeds, went from nine reported thefts in 2011 , 14 in 2012 , to 62 in 2013 .

Of those 62 vehicles stolen, 49 were mopeds.

Crimes involving illegal possession of weapons were also at a high this year, going from 12 and 13 in 2011 and 2012, respectively , to 33 in 2013 .

Although not applicable in previous years, 2013’s report also included 25 instances of domestic violence and 36 stalking crimes . The first year MSU was required to report these crimes was 2013.

Most other crimes remained static or decreased from the numbers of previous years.

“When you look at trends among criminal activity on campus, they show that the close cooperation between MSU police and outreach and education programs run by units such as (Residential and Hospitality Services), Student Services, Olin’s health education team and others play a large role in how safe MSU’s campus is,” MSU Spokesman Jason Cody said in an email. “The safety of the campus community falls on all of us. We expect all Spartans to play a proactive role in watching out for each other and staying safe. I believe the most recent (annual safety) report reflects that.”