The University of Alabama Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At The University of Alabama, 1,022 on-campus, 4 out-of-campus, 29 public property, 965 residence halls, and 3 on-campus fire 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 25.83. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 25.02. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.13 at The University of Alabama.

By violation type, 54 arrests, 87 criminal offenses, and 885 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 27 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 2 hate crimes are reported at The University of Alabama.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	54	41	1	12	17	-	1.32
Criminal Offenses	87	87	-	-	71	-	2.13
Disciplinary Actions	885	869	-	16	869	-	21.67
VAWA³	27	23	3	1	8	-	0.66
Hate Crimes	2	2	-	-	-	-	0.05
Total	1,055	1,022	4	29	965	-	25.83
Rate Per 1000 Students	25.83	25.02	0.10	0.71	23.63	-	-

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 The University of Alabama

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

The University of Alabama Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	1,310	45	75	1,163	27	0	10
2022	1,400 90	44 -1	78 3	1,248 85	30 3	0 -	5 -5
2023	1,055 -345	54 10	87 9	885 -363	27 -3	2 2	3 -2

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At The University of Alabama, 54 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	54	41	1	12	17
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	0	0	1	0
Drug Law Violation	48	37	1	10	14
Liquor Law Violation	5	4	0	1	3

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At The University of Alabama, 87 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 2.13 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.13 at The University of Alabama.

By crime category, Rape was the most common with 31 cases, and Fondling was the second most common with 19 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Rape was the most common with 31 incidents, while Fondling was the second most common with 19 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	87	87	-	-	71	2.13
Rape	31	31	-	-	31	0.76
Fondling	19	19	-	-	15	0.47
Robbery	3	3	-	-	1	0.07
Aggravated Assault	8	8	-	-	5	0.20
Burglary	18	18	-	-	18	0.44
Motor Vehicle Theft	7	7	-	-	-	0.17
Arson	1	1	-	-	1	0.02
Rate per 1000 Stuents	2.13	2.13	-	-	1.74	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending The University of Alabama, 885 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	885	869	-	16	869
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	9	9	-	-	9
Drug Law Violation	92	92	-	-	92
Liquor Law Violation	784	768	-	16	768

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

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

At The University of Alabama, 27 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 23 VAWA cases reported including 18 dating violence and 2 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 0.56 at The University of Alabama campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	27	23	3	1	8
Domestic Violence	5	3	1	1	0
Dating Violence	19	18	1	0	8
Stalking	3	2	1	0	0

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus
Intimidation	2	2
Bias Race	1	1
Bias Religion	1	1

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Phi Delta Theta, Main Campus	1	Undetermined		0/0	$1,000-$9,999
Kappa Sigma, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$100-$999
Paty, Main Campus	1	Intentional	Accelerant and lighter	0/0	$100-$999

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How Safe and Secure The University of Alabama Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at The University of Alabama

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