Alabama State University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Alabama State University, 77 on-campus, and 45 residence halls were reported. The following table summarizes campus safety/security matters by location and types for the calendar year 2023.

The criminal and safety related action rate per 1,000 students is 18.87. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 18.87. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 10.54 at Alabama State.

By violation type, 17 arrests, 43 criminal offenses, and 9 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 8 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Alabama State.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	17	17	-	-	15	-	4.17
Criminal Offenses	43	43	-	-	16	-	10.54
Disciplinary Actions	9	9	-	-	9	-	2.21
VAWA³	8	8	-	-	5	-	1.96
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	77	77	-	-	45	-	18.87
Rate Per 1000 Students	18.87	18.87	-	-	11.03	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Alabama State

The following table shows the number of incidents related to campus safety for last three years. The numbers only includes on-campus issues for Alabama State main campus.

Alabama State Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	17	3	7	0	7	0	0
2022	39 22	13 10	14 7	7 7	5 -2	0 -	0 -
2023	77 38	17 4	43 29	9 2	8 3	0 -	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Alabama State University, 17 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	17	17	-	-	15
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	4	4	-	-	4
Drug Law Violation	13	13	-	-	11
Liquor Law Violation	-	0	-	-	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Alabama State University, 43 criminal offenses are reported including rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

The crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 10.54 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 10.54 at Alabama State.

By crime category, Burglary was the most common with 38 cases, and Aggravated Assault was the second most common with 3 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Burglary was the most common with 38 incidents, while Aggravated Assault was the second most common with 3 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	43	43	-	-	16	10.54
Rape	1	1	-	-	1	0.25
Fondling	1	1	-	-	1	0.25
Aggravated Assault	3	3	-	-	3	0.74
Burglary	38	38	-	-	11	9.31
Rate per 1000 Stuents	10.54	10.54	-	-	3.92	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Alabama State University, 9 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	9	9	-	-	9
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	8	8	-	-	8

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

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

At Alabama State University, 8 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	8	8	-	-	5
Domestic Violence	8	8	-	-	5
Dating Violence	-	0	-	-	0
Stalking	-	0	-	-	0

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

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How Safe and Secure Alabama State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Alabama State

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

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

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

Fires in Residence Halls