Yale University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Yale University, 264 on-campus, 108 out-of-campus, 119 public property, 172 residence halls, and 5 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 31.55. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 16.96. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 21.91 at Yale.

By violation type, 16 arrests, 341 criminal offenses, and 8 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 123 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 3 hate crimes are reported at Yale.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	16	2	8	6	1	-	1.03
Criminal Offenses	341	162	80	99	101	-	21.91
Disciplinary Actions	8	7	1	-	7	-	0.51
VAWA³	123	92	19	12	63	-	7.90
Hate Crimes	3	1	-	2	-	-	0.19
Total	491	264	108	119	172	-	31.55
Rate Per 1000 Students	31.55	16.96	6.94	7.65	11.05	-	-

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 Yale

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

Yale Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	167	9	115	0	42	1	18
2022	206 39	9 -	135 20	2 2	55 13	5 4	7 -11
2023	491 285	16 7	341 206	8 6	123 68	3 -2	5 -2

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Yale University, 16 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	16	2	8	6	1
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	5	0	1	4	0
Drug Law Violation	6	2	2	2	1
Liquor Law Violation	5	0	5	0	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Yale University, 341 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 21.91 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 10.41 at Yale.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 169 cases, and Rape was the second most common with 56 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Rape was the most common with 53 incidents, while Motor Vehicle Theft was the second most common with 53 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	341	162	80	99	101	21.91
Rape	56	53	2	1	52	3.60
Fondling	30	16	9	5	7	1.93
Robbery	19	1	1	17	-	1.22
Aggravated Assault	35	15	6	14	10	2.25
Burglary	29	23	6	-	21	1.86
Motor Vehicle Theft	169	53	56	60	11	10.86
Arson	2	1	-	1	-	0.13
Rate per 1000 Stuents	21.91	10.41	5.14	6.36	6.49	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Yale University, 8 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	8	7	1	-	7
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	2	2	-	-	2
Liquor Law Violation	6	5	1	-	5

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

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

At Yale University, 123 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 92 VAWA cases reported including 48 dating violence and 40 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 5.91 at Yale campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	123	92	19	12	63
Domestic Violence	19	4	12	3	1
Dating Violence	60	48	6	6	46
Stalking	44	40	1	3	16

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Public Properties
Simple Assault	1	0	1
Bias Race	1	0	1
Intimidation	2	1	1
Bias Race	2	1	1

Fires in Residence Halls

At Yale University, 5 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Chapel, 1012, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$1,000-$9,999
Durfee Hall, Bradford, Main Campus	1	Undetermined		0/0	$1,000-$9,999
Prospect GDN E62-81, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Machinery/Industrial	0/0	$25,000-$49,999
Farnam Hall, Henry, Main Campus	1	Undetermined		0/0	$0-$99
Trumbull College, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$50,000-$99,999

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How Safe and Secure Yale University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Yale

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