This year’s Homecoming celebration caused fewer problems than years past.

“It went very well,” Adam Due, chief public safety officer said. “It was peaceful.”

During Homecoming week, police usually experience a rise in criminal damage to property, sexual assault and fights, Due said.

However, this year, students and visitors seemed less rowdy, he said. Police were called to tailgating twice to break up one fight and to stop someone from setting off fireworks. Otherwise, the Homecoming Parade, football game and other activities met with few problems.

“We had a few people chanting ‘take the field’ at the football game, but that didn’t happen,” he said.

A combination of more police patrols at activities and less troublesome crowds could have been the reason for the decline in arrests. Due said he thought people also started their days earlier than usual, which caused parties to end earlier in the evening, possibly diverting alcohol related incidents.

“I think people started partying earlier this year,” Due said.