How Safe and Secure Ball State University Campuses?

At Ball State University, 591 on-campus, 29 out-of-campus, 45 public property, and 535 residence halls campus safety/security issues are reported. By safety matters, 119 arrests, 40 criminal offenses, 487 disciplinary actions, 15 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act), and 2 hate crimes are reported. There is a total of 19,777 students enrolled in BSU and the on-campus crime ratio is 298.83 per 10,000 students.

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Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Ball State University, 591 on-campus, 29 out-of-campus, 45 public property, and 535 residence halls were reported. The next table summarizes campus safety/security matters by location and types.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²
Arrests	119	81	1	37	50	-
Criminal Offenses	40	27	13	-	23	-
Disciplinary Actions	487	465	15	7	449	-
VAWA³	15	14	-	1	11	-
Hate Crimes	2	2	-	-	1	-
Total	663	591	29	45	535	-
¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.
² Reported by local police
³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Ball State University, 119 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Arrests Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	119	81	1	37	50
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	0	0	0
Drug Law Violation	27	21	0	6	9
Liquor Law Violation	92	60	1	31	41

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Ball State University, 40 criminal offenses are reported including rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	40	27	13	-	23
Rape	15	13	2	-	12
Fondling	16	10	6	-	10
Burglary	5	2	3	-	1
Motor Vehicle Theft	1	1	-	-	-
Arson	1	1	-	-	-

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Ball State University, 487 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	487	465	15	7	449
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	77	68	3	6	53
Liquor Law Violation	409	396	12	1	395

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Violence Against Women Act(VAWA) Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Ball State University, 15 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	15	14	-	1	11
Domestic Violence	1	0	0	1	0
Dating Violence	8	8	0	0	8
Stalking	6	6	0	0	3

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

For students attending Ball State University, 2 hate crimes are reported.

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Simple Assault	1	1	0	0	1
Bias Race	1	1	0	0	1
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	1	1	0	0	0
Bias Race	1	1	0	0	0

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Fires in Residence Halls

There is no reported fires on residence halls at Ball State University.

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