UCA Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of Central Arkansas, 113 on-campus, 3 out-of-campus, 14 public property, 75 residence halls, and 1 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 12.86. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 11.17. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.48 at UCA.

By violation type, 37 arrests, 15 criminal offenses, and 57 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 21 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at UCA.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	37	23	-	14	2	-	3.66
Criminal Offenses	15	12	3	-	6	-	1.48
Disciplinary Actions	57	57	-	-	57	-	5.64
VAWA³	21	21	-	-	10	-	2.08
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	130	113	3	14	75	-	12.86
Rate Per 1000 Students	12.86	11.17	0.30	1.38	7.42	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

UCA Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	151	24	8	104	15	0	15
2022	192 41	67 43	13 5	93 -11	19 4	0 -	1 -14
2023	130 -62	37 -30	15 2	57 -36	21 2	0 -	1 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At University of Central Arkansas, 37 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	37	23	-	14	2
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	5	5	0	0	1
Drug Law Violation	22	10	0	12	1
Liquor Law Violation	10	8	0	2	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At University of Central Arkansas, 15 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 1.48 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.19 at UCA.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	15	12	3	-	6	1.48
Rape	4	4	-	-	4	0.40
Aggravated Assault	6	4	2	-	2	0.59
Burglary	3	3	-	-	-	0.30
Motor Vehicle Theft	1	1	-	-	-	0.10
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.48	1.19	0.30	-	0.59	-

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 Central Arkansas, 57 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	57	57	-	-	57
Drug Law Violation	33	33	-	-	33
Liquor Law Violation	24	24	-	-	24

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

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

At University of Central Arkansas, 21 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 21 VAWA cases reported including 10 dating violence and 8 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 2.08 at UCA campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	21	21	-	-	10
Domestic Violence	3	3	0	0	2
Dating Violence	10	10	0	0	6
Stalking	8	8	0	0	2

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

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Bear Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure University of Central Arkansas Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at UCA

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