University of Bridgeport Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of Bridgeport, 57 on-campus, 2 public property, and 49 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 15.37. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 14.85. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.39 at Bridgeport.

By violation type, 13 criminal offenses and 42 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 4 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Bridgeport.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Offenses	13	11	-	2	4	-	3.39
Disciplinary Actions	42	42	-	-	42	-	10.94
VAWA³	4	4	-	-	3	-	1.04
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	59	57	-	2	49	-	15.37
Rate Per 1000 Students	15.37	14.85	-	0.52	12.77	-	-

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 Bridgeport

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

Bridgeport Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	39	0	4	26	7	2	0
2022	77 38	0 -	15 11	62 36	0 -7	0 -2	1 1
2023	59 -18	0 -	13 -2	42 -20	4 4	0 -	0 -1

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At University of Bridgeport, 13 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 3.39 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.87 at Bridgeport.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	13	11	-	2	4	3.39
Rape	1	1	-	-	1	0.26
Fondling	1	1	-	-	1	0.26
Burglary	8	8	-	-	2	2.08
Motor Vehicle Theft	1	1	-	-	-	0.26
Rate per 1000 Stuents	3.39	2.87	-	0.52	1.04	-

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 Bridgeport, 42 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	42	42	-	-	42
Drug Law Violation	19	19	-	-	19
Liquor Law Violation	23	23	-	-	23

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	4	4	-	-	3
Domestic Violence	2	2	-	0	2
Dating Violence	1	1	-	0	1
Stalking	1	1	-	0	0

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How Safe and Secure University of Bridgeport Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Bridgeport

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