The statistics for campus safety and security is not available for American University
At American University, 182 on-campus, 14 out-of-campus, 9 public property, and 175 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 16.64. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 14.77. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.41 at American.
By violation type, 5 criminal offenses and 177 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 9 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 14 hate crimes are reported at American.
| Total | On-Campus | Non-Campus | Public Properties | Residence Halls1 | Reported2 | Rate per 1000 Students | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrests | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Criminal Offenses | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | 0.41 |
| Disciplinary Actions | 177 | 163 | 14 | - | 163 | - | 14.37 |
| VAWA3 | 9 | 5 | - | 4 | 2 | - | 0.73 |
| Hate Crimes | 14 | 9 | - | 5 | 5 | - | 1.14 |
| Total | 205 | 182 | 14 | 9 | 175 | - | 16.64 |
| Rate Per 1000 Students | 16.64 | 14.77 | 1.14 | 0.73 | 14.20 | - | - |
The following table shows the number of incidents related to campus safety for last three years. The numbers only includes on-campus issues for American main campus.
| Total | Arrests | Criminal Offenses | Disciplinary Actions | VAWA | Hate Crime | Fires | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 279 | 3 | 18 | 248 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 2022 | 234 -45 | 0 -3 | 11 -7 | 212 -36 | 8 2 | 3 -1 | 3 -9 |
| 2023 | 205 -29 | 0 - | 5 -6 | 177 -35 | 9 1 | 14 11 | 0 -3 |
There are no reported arrests at American University.
At American University, 5 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 0.41 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.41 at American.
| Total | On-Campus | Non-Campus | Public Properties | Residence Halls1 | Rate per 1000 Students | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | 0.41 |
| Burglary | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 0.32 |
| Arson | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0.08 |
| Rate per 1000 Stuents | 0.41 | 0.41 | - | - | 0.41 | - |
For students attending American University, 177 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.
| Total | On-Campus | Non-Campus | Public Properties | Residence Halls1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 177 | 163 | 14 | - | 163 |
| Drug Law Violation | 57 | 53 | 4 | - | 53 |
| Liquor Law Violation | 120 | 110 | 10 | - | 110 |
At American University, 9 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
| Total | On-Campus | Non-Campus | Public Properties | Residence Halls1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 9 | 5 | - | 4 | 2 |
| Domestic Violence | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dating Violence | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stalking | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
For students attending American University, 14 hate crimes are reported.
| Total | On-Campus | Non-Campus | Public Properties | Residence Halls1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Assault | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bias Ethnicity | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Intimidation | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bias Ethnicity | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Destruction/Damage/Vandalism | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bias Ethnicity | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
There are no reported fires on residence halls at American University.