Metropolitan State University of Denver Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Metropolitan State University of Denver, 126 on-campus, 54 public property, and 19 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 9.75. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 6.83. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.69 at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

By violation type, 68 arrests, 68 criminal offenses, and 14 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 24 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 6 hate crimes are reported at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	68	33	-	35	-	-	3.69
Criminal Offenses	68	54	-	14	-	-	3.69
Disciplinary Actions	14	14	-	-	14	-	0.76
VAWA³	24	21	-	3	4	-	1.30
Hate Crimes	6	4	-	2	1	-	0.33
Total	180	126	-	54	19	-	9.75
Rate Per 1000 Students	9.75	6.83	-	2.93	1.03	-	-

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 Metropolitan State University of Denver

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

Metropolitan State University of Denver Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	148	58	72	0	18	0	0
2022	121 -27	14 -44	67 -5	18 18	22 4	0 -	0 -
2023	180 59	68 54	68 1	14 -4	24 2	6 6	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Metropolitan State University of Denver, 68 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	68	33	-	35	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	9	7	-	2	0
Drug Law Violation	40	20	-	20	0
Liquor Law Violation	19	6	-	13	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Metropolitan State University of Denver, 68 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 3.69 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.93 at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 31 cases, and Arson was the second most common with 12 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 28 incidents, while Burglary was the second most common with 9 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	68	54	-	14	-	3.69
Rape	6	6	-	-	-	0.33
Fondling	3	3	-	-	-	0.16
Robbery	2	2	-	-	-	0.11
Aggravated Assault	5	4	-	1	-	0.27
Burglary	9	9	-	-	-	0.49
Motor Vehicle Theft	31	28	-	3	-	1.68
Arson	12	2	-	10	-	0.65
Rate per 1000 Stuents	3.69	2.93	-	0.76	-	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Metropolitan State University of Denver, 14 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	14	14	-	-	14
Drug Law Violation	12	12	-	-	12
Liquor Law Violation	2	2	-	-	2

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

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

At Metropolitan State University of Denver, 24 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 21 VAWA cases reported including 7 dating violence and 9 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 1.14 at Metropolitan State University of Denver campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	24	21	-	3	4
Domestic Violence	7	5	-	2	0
Dating Violence	8	7	-	1	0
Stalking	9	9	-	0	4

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Intimidation	6	4	-	2	1
Bias Religion	1	1	-	0	0
Bias Sexual Orientation	2	1	-	1	0
Bias Gender Identity	1	1	-	0	1
Bias Nation Origin	2	1	-	1	0

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How Safe and Secure Metropolitan State University of Denver Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Metropolitan State University of Denver

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

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