Auburn University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Auburn University, 579 on-campus, 9 out-of-campus, 72 public property, 389 residence halls, and 2 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 19.33. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 16.96. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.51 at Auburn.

By violation type, 98 arrests, 120 criminal offenses, and 348 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 91 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 3 hate crimes are reported at Auburn.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	98	45	-	53	2	-	2.87
Criminal Offenses	120	98	7	15	18	-	3.51
Disciplinary Actions	348	347	1	-	347	-	10.19
VAWA³	91	86	1	4	22	-	2.67
Hate Crimes	3	3	-	-	-	-	0.09
Total	660	579	9	72	389	-	19.33
Rate Per 1000 Students	19.33	16.96	0.26	2.11	11.39	-	-

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 Auburn

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

Auburn Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	749	145	116	410	77	1	20
2022	626 -123	182 37	92 -24	249 -161	103 26	0 -1	2 -18
2023	660 34	98 -84	120 28	348 99	91 -12	3 3	2 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Auburn University, 98 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	98	45	-	53	2
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	2	1	0	1	0
Drug Law Violation	52	20	0	32	2
Liquor Law Violation	44	24	0	20	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Auburn University, 120 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 3.51 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.87 at Auburn.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 56 cases, and Aggravated Assault was the second most common with 31 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 55 incidents, while Aggravated Assault was the second most common with 15 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	120	98	7	15	18	3.51
Rape	10	10	-	-	7	0.29
Fondling	8	6	-	2	-	0.23
Robbery	1	1	-	-	-	0.03
Aggravated Assault	31	15	5	11	6	0.91
Burglary	12	10	2	-	4	0.35
Motor Vehicle Theft	56	55	-	1	-	1.64
Arson	1	1	-	-	1	0.03
Rate per 1000 Stuents	3.51	2.87	0.21	0.44	0.53	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Auburn University, 348 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	348	347	1	-	347
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	10	10	-	-	10
Drug Law Violation	12	12	-	-	12
Liquor Law Violation	326	325	1	-	325

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

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

At Auburn University, 91 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 86 VAWA cases reported including 0 dating violence and 68 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 2.52 at Auburn campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	91	86	1	4	22
Domestic Violence	21	18	0	3	4
Dating Violence	-	0	0	0	0
Stalking	70	68	1	1	18

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

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

For students attending Auburn University, 3 hate crimes are reported.

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus
Burglary	1	1
Bias Race	1	1
Intimidation	1	1
Bias Sexual Orientation	1	1
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	1	1
Bias Race	1	1

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

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Delta Tau Delta	1	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$100-$999
Talon Residence Hall	1	Intentional	Aluminum intentionally ignited in microwave	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Auburn University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Auburn

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