UGA leads several Georgia universities in liquor law arrests since 2020—And by a wide margin

The University of Georgia has recorded the highest number of liquor law violation arrests combined over a three year span compared to several other major universities in the state. According to the most recently released Clery reports, UGA had a total of 193 arrests for liquor law violations from 2020 to 2022, significantly outpacing its peers.

A report spanning years 2021-2023 will be released in October.

Total combined arrests 2020-2022

• Georgia State University (Atlanta Campus): 38
• Georgia Tech (Atlanta Campus): 1
• Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw Campus): 42
• University of Georgia (Main Campus): 193
• Georgia Southern University (Statesboro Campus): 105

Total combined disciplinary referrals 2020-2022:

• UGA: 689
• Georgia Southern: 384
• Georgia State University: 275
• Georgia Tech: 576
• Kennesaw State University: 410

"In fact, 35 percent of the violations reported under Clery were committed by non-UGA students," said University Spokesperson Greg Trevor. "We do not take this matter lightly."

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Trevor also included that the university has a wide range of initiatives that educate students about alcohol and promote responsible decision-making. These initiatives include:

• AlcoholEdu, an on-line mandatory alcohol education for all incoming first-year and transfer students.
• The John Fontaine, Jr. Center for Alcohol Awareness and Education, which promotes an environment that supports responsible decision-making regarding alcohol and other drug use, on campus and in the community. The center provides a comprehensive range of evidence-based prevention, early intervention and recovery support services to the UGA community.
• A Collegiate Recovery Community for students who have made a commitment to lead sober, healthy lives. The Collegiate Recovery Community provides an environment where students recovering from addiction can find peer support as well as other recovery support services while navigating their own college experience.
• The Student Conduct and Health Promotion mentor program, which promotes student success and persistence by pairing at-risk students with a faculty and/or staff member who assist these students in making progress.

For more information about the UGA alcohol policy, visit safeandsecure.uga.edu .

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