Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, 35 on-campus, 34 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 7.40. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 7.40. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.21 at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus.

By violation type, 24 arrests, 1 criminal offenses, and 9 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 1 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	24	24	-	-	24	-	5.07
Criminal Offenses	1	1	-	-	-	-	0.21
Disciplinary Actions	9	9	-	-	9	-	1.90
VAWA³	1	1	-	-	1	-	0.21
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	35	35	-	-	34	-	7.40
Rate Per 1000 Students	7.40	7.40	-	-	7.19	-	-

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 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

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

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	38	2	2	33	1	0	10
2022	55 17	5 3	4 2	36 3	10 9	0 -	0 -10
2023	35 -20	24 19	1 -3	9 -27	1 -9	0 -	2 2

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, 24 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	24	24	-	-	24
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	5	5	-	-	5
Drug Law Violation	17	17	-	-	17
Liquor Law Violation	2	2	-	-	2

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, 1 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 0.21 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.21 at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	1	1	-	-	-	0.21
Aggravated Assault	1	1	-	-	-	0.21
Rate per 1000 Stuents	0.21	0.21	-	-	-	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, 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
Liquor Law Violation	9	9	-	-	9

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

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

At Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, 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	-	-	1
Domestic Violence	1	1	-	-	1
Dating Violence	-	0	-	-	0
Stalking	-	0	-	-	0

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

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Burns-Harsh Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Bussey Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Machinery/Industrial	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

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