There was a decrease in crime last weekend compared to typical football weekends last year, the State College police Department and the Penn State University Police said.

Sgt. Chris Fishel said the drop in crime could probably be attributed to the holiday weekend and the increase of students who traveled.

"This is a trend that happened last year with the football weekend coinciding with Labor Day," he said. "We are expecting an increase in activity in the next two weekends."

The State College Police released the weekend crime statistics Sunday.

There were two people charged with retail theft, two with criminal mischief, 11 people charged with public drunkenness, two with criminal trespass, two with scattering rubbish, four with an open container violation, two with harassment, two with possessing false identification, 19 for minor's law violations, 13 for public urination, two with fighting, two for throwing items, four for loud music/parties, and one miscellaneous citation for disorderly conduct.

There were four driving under influence citations and two non-DUI traffic citations.

University Police Officer Mark Allen said it was a typical football weekend. "It doesn't appear there were any serious injuries," Allen said. "Everything went smoothly for a Penn State football weekend."

Allen, who was stationed in the student section during part of the game, said that although the student sections can be problematic, everyone behaved on Saturday.

Allen said university police tried to increase their presence in the stands by rotating the officers more frequently and having officers patrol the stands.

To combat the possible rise in dangerous behavior in the upcoming weekends, Fishel said the police would concentrate on problem areas, like Calder Way and Beaver Canyon.

As always, he added, the police will work to "aggressively enforce" alcohol statutes to decrease the number of alcohol-related incidents.