Fairfield University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Fairfield University, 188 on-campus, 180 residence halls, and 4 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 27.39. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 27.39. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.89 at Fairfield.

By violation type, 1 arrests, 13 criminal offenses, and 167 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 7 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Fairfield.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	1	1	-	-	-	-	0.15
Criminal Offenses	13	13	-	-	9	-	1.89
Disciplinary Actions	167	167	-	-	167	-	24.33
VAWA³	7	7	-	-	4	-	1.02
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	188	188	-	-	180	-	27.39
Rate Per 1000 Students	27.39	27.39	-	-	26.22	-	-

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 Fairfield

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

Fairfield Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	186	0	5	174	7	0	6
2022	251 65	1 1	5 -	237 63	8 1	0 -	0 -6
2023	188 -63	1 -	13 8	167 -70	7 -1	0 -	4 4

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Fairfield University, 1 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	1	1	-	-	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	0
Drug Law Violation	-	0	-	-	0
Liquor Law Violation	-	0	-	-	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Fairfield University, 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 1.89 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.89 at Fairfield.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	13	13	-	-	9	1.89
Rape	3	3	-	-	3	0.44
Fondling	4	4	-	-	4	0.58
Burglary	4	4	-	-	2	0.58
Motor Vehicle Theft	1	1	-	-	-	0.15
Arson	1	1	-	-	-	0.15
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.89	1.89	-	-	1.31	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Fairfield University, 167 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	167	167	-	-	167
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	19	19	-	-	19
Liquor Law Violation	147	147	-	-	147

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	7	7	-	-	4
Domestic Violence	1	1	-	-	0
Dating Violence	1	1	-	-	1
Stalking	5	5	-	-	3

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Barnyard (south townhouses)	1	Unintentional	Open flames	0/0	$0-$99
47 Mahan	1	Unintentional	Open flames	0/0	$0-$99
Jogues Hall	1	Unintentional	Open flames	0/0	$0-$99
Townhouse Complex	1	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Fairfield University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Fairfield

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