Northern Colorado Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of Northern Colorado, 161 on-campus, 12 out-of-campus, 3 public property, 126 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 19.84. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 18.15. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 4.85 at Northern Colorado.

By violation type, 23 arrests, 43 criminal offenses, and 83 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 27 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Northern Colorado.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	23	22	-	1	17	-	2.59
Criminal Offenses	43	39	3	1	16	-	4.85
Disciplinary Actions	83	73	9	1	73	-	9.36
VAWA³	27	27	-	-	20	-	3.04
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	176	161	12	3	126	-	19.84
Rate Per 1000 Students	19.84	18.15	1.35	0.34	14.21	-	-

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 Northern Colorado

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

Northern Colorado Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	149	18	28	92	11	0	3
2022	234 85	18 -	63 35	118 26	35 24	0 -	1 -2
2023	176 -58	23 5	43 -20	83 -35	27 -8	0 -	1 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At University of Northern Colorado, 23 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	23	22	-	1	17
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	0	0	0
Drug Law Violation	15	15	0	0	11
Liquor Law Violation	7	6	0	1	6

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At University of Northern Colorado, 43 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 4.85 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 4.40 at Northern Colorado.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 21 cases, and Fondling was the second most common with 9 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 20 incidents, while Rape was the second most common with 8 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	43	39	3	1	16	4.85
Rape	8	8	-	-	8	0.90
Fondling	9	7	2	-	7	1.01
Burglary	3	3	-	-	1	0.34
Motor Vehicle Theft	21	20	1	-	-	2.37
Arson	1	1	-	-	-	0.11
Rate per 1000 Stuents	4.85	4.40	0.34	0.11	1.80	-

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 Northern Colorado, 83 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	83	73	9	1	73
Drug Law Violation	15	12	3	-	12
Liquor Law Violation	68	61	6	1	61

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 Northern Colorado, 27 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 27 VAWA cases reported including 8 dating violence and 18 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 3.04 at Northern Colorado campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	27	27	-	-	20
Domestic Violence	1	1	0	0	0
Dating Violence	8	8	0	0	7
Stalking	18	18	0	0	13

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

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Turner Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Machinery/Industrial	0/0	$100-$999

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How Safe and Secure University of Northern Colorado Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Northern Colorado

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