The number referred to the proctor for antisocial or criminal behaviour has declined, university figures show.
Throughout last year, Campus Watch members directed 389 students to proctor Simon Thompson for 429 offences, ranging from discharging a firearm to breaching student ID regulations.
That was down on 2007 figures, when 403 students were caught committing 567 offences.
The university has only collected student offences data since the start of 2007, when Campus Watch patrols were introduced.
Campus Watch was expanded to about 30 members in August 2007, and since then has operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Team members have the power to investigate complaints of antisocial or possibly criminal behaviour both on campus and in the wider north Dunedin student accommodation area, and to refer matters to the proctor and to the police.
The 2008 report, which does not include students dealt with by the police, showed 104 students were fined a total of $12,910 (87 paid $12,555 in 2007).
Fines payments go to the charity of a student's choosing.
A further 65 students made donations to charities or organisations of $4150 (56 paid $3785 in 2007) and 22 students were ordered to do 381 hours of community work (41 completed 651 hours in 2007).
Twenty students last year were instructed to pay compensation totalling $5263.77 (18 paid $5280 in 2007).
Last year, 247 students received warnings, compared with 201 the previous year.
Student services director David Richardson said last week he was pleased to see a decline in the type of behaviour which most annoyed the university's neighbours - business owners and householders in the north Dunedin campus area.
"Thefts are way down and [backyard or street] fires, rubbish and breaking glass are showing a significant improvement . . .
''The trend on everything is down, but there are still the occasional strange blips."
A separate report obtained from the university yesterday showed four students were excluded from the university last year, two more than in 2007.
One student was excluded permanently for continued inappropriate behaviour and harassment towards another student, a second was excluded permanently for fraudulently altering her examination results document, a third was excluded for two years after being caught cheating twice in examinations, and a fourth was excluded for a year for dishonestly signing his own course approval form.
CODE BREACHES
Top 10 offences in 2008. -
Wilfully breaking glass: 76
Disorderly behaviour: 74
Urinating in public: 52
Wilful damage: 48
Theft: 28
Unlawfully on premises: 24
Wilfully setting a fire: 22
Being under 18 and breaching liquor rules at university and OUSA functions: 16
Offensive behaviour: 14
Fraud: 11
