Colorado Mesa University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Colorado Mesa University, 234 on-campus, and 217 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 23.91. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 23.91. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.23 at Colorado Mesa.

By violation type, 18 arrests, 12 criminal offenses, and 196 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 8 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Colorado Mesa.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on Colorado Mesa main campus. In addition to the main campus, 4 safety matters are reported at 2 Colorado Mesa branches.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	18	18	-	-	9	-	1.84
Criminal Offenses	12	12	-	-	8	-	1.23
Disciplinary Actions	196	196	-	-	196	-	20.03
VAWA³	8	8	-	-	4	-	0.82
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	234	234	-	-	217	-	23.91
Rate Per 1000 Students	23.91	23.91	-	-	22.18	-	-

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 Colorado Mesa

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

Colorado Mesa Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	348	51	12	283	2	0	3
2022	375 27	41 -10	15 3	308 25	9 7	2 2	1 -2
2023	234 -141	18 -23	12 -3	196 -112	8 -1	0 -2	0 -1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Colorado Mesa University, 18 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	18	18	-	-	9
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	0
Drug Law Violation	11	11	-	-	6
Liquor Law Violation	6	6	-	-	3

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Colorado Mesa University, 12 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 1.23 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.23 at Colorado Mesa.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	12	12	-	-	8	1.23
Rape	1	1	-	-	1	0.10
Fondling	6	6	-	-	5	0.61
Burglary	3	3	-	-	2	0.31
Motor Vehicle Theft	2	2	-	-	-	0.20
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.23	1.23	-	-	0.82	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Colorado Mesa University, 196 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	196	196	-	-	196
Drug Law Violation	25	25	-	-	25
Liquor Law Violation	171	171	-	-	171

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	8	8	-	-	4
Domestic Violence	2	2	-	-	2
Dating Violence	-	0	-	-	0
Stalking	6	6	-	-	2

Safety Matters at 2 Colorado Mesa Branches

There are 4 more safety issues at Colorado Mesa campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.

Colorado Mesa Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
Colorado Mesa University - Montrose Campus	3	2	1	0	0	0	0
Colorado Mesa University - Bishop Campus	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

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How Safe and Secure Colorado Mesa University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Colorado Mesa

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

Safety Matters at 2 Colorado Mesa Branches