How Safe and Secure University of Massachusetts-Amherst Campuses?

At University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 399 on-campus, 11 out-of-campus, 3 public property, 269 residence halls, and 6 on-campus fire campus safety/security issues are reported. By safety matters, 100 arrests, 63 criminal offenses, 229 disciplinary actions, 15 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act), and 3 hate crimes are reported. There is a total of 32,229 students enrolled in UMass Amherst and the on-campus crime ratio is 123.80 per 10,000 students.

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Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 399 on-campus, 11 out-of-campus, 3 public property, 269 residence halls, and 6 on-campus fire 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	100	99	1	-	1	-
Criminal Offenses	63	55	5	3	38	-
Disciplinary Actions	229	225	4	-	218	-
VAWA³	15	14	1	-	6	-
Hate Crimes	3	3	-	-	3	-
Total	410	399	11	3	269	-
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 University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 100 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	100	99	1	-	1
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	0	0	0
Drug Law Violation	7	6	1	0	0
Liquor Law Violation	92	92	0	0	1

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 63 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	63	55	5	3	38
Rape	20	16	4	-	15
Fondling	6	5	1	-	2
Robbery	3	3	-	-	2
Aggravated Assault	11	8	-	3	1
Burglary	18	18	-	-	14
Motor Vehicle Theft	1	1	-	-	-
Arson	4	4	-	-	4

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 229 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	229	225	4	-	218
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	2	2	-	-	2
Drug Law Violation	11	7	4	-	7
Liquor Law Violation	216	216	-	-	209

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 University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 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	-	6
Domestic Violence	11	10	1	0	6
Dating Violence	-	0	0	0	0
Stalking	4	4	0	0	0

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

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

For students attending University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 3 hate crimes are reported.

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	3	3	0	0	3
Bias Race	2	2	0	0	2
Bias Religion	1	1	0	0	1

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

Fires in Residence Halls

At University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 6 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Butterfield Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Open flames	0/0	$0-$99
John Quincy Adams Hall, Main Campus	1	Intentional	A paper poster was found partially burned.	0/0	$0-$99
Kennedy Hall, Main Campus	1	Intentional	A paper sign hanging on a hall wall was found partially burned.	0/0	$0-$99
Lincoln Apts, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Patterson Hall, Main Campus	1	Intentional	A paper sign on a door was found burned.	0/0	$0-$99
Pierpont Hall, Main Campus	1	Intentional	A paper sign on a door was found burned.	0/0	$0-$99

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