Samford University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Samford University, 70 on-campus, 2 out-of-campus, and 65 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 11.81. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 11.48. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.49 at Samford.

By violation type, 2 arrests, 3 criminal offenses, and 65 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 1 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 1 hate crimes are reported at Samford.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	2	2	-	-	-	-	0.33
Criminal Offenses	3	2	1	-	-	-	0.49
Disciplinary Actions	65	65	-	-	65	-	10.66
VAWA³	1	-	1	-	-	-	0.16
Hate Crimes	1	1	-	-	-	-	0.16
Total	72	70	2	-	65	-	11.81
Rate Per 1000 Students	11.81	11.48	0.33	-	10.66	-	-

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 Samford

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

Samford Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	112	2	4	106	0	0	0
2022	83 -29	2 -	5 1	76 -30	0 -	0 -	0 -
2023	72 -11	2 -	3 -2	65 -11	1 1	1 1	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Samford University, 2 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	2	2	-	-	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	0	-	0
Drug Law Violation	2	2	0	-	0
Liquor Law Violation	-	0	0	-	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Samford University, 3 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 0.49 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.33 at Samford.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	3	2	1	-	-	0.49
Aggravated Assault	1	1	-	-	-	0.16
Burglary	1	1	-	-	-	0.16
Rate per 1000 Stuents	0.49	0.33	0.16	-	-	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Samford University, 65 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	65	65	-	-	65
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	7	7	-	-	7
Drug Law Violation	2	2	-	-	2
Liquor Law Violation	56	56	-	-	56

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

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

At Samford University, 1 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	1	-	1	-	-
Domestic Violence	-	0	0	-	0
Dating Violence	1	0	1	-	0
Stalking	-	0	0	-	0

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

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

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How Safe and Secure Samford University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Samford

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