The Catholic University of America Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At The Catholic University of America, 293 on-campus, 8 out-of-campus, 33 public property, and 291 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 63.70. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 55.88. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 7.25 at The Catholic University of America.

By violation type, 2 arrests, 38 criminal offenses, and 291 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 3 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at The Catholic University of America.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	2	-	-	2	-	-	0.38
Criminal Offenses	38	9	2	27	7	-	7.25
Disciplinary Actions	291	284	6	1	284	-	55.50
VAWA³	3	-	-	3	-	-	0.57
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	334	293	8	33	291	-	63.70
Rate Per 1000 Students	63.70	55.88	1.53	6.29	55.50	-	-

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 The Catholic University of America

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

The Catholic University of America Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	110	1	16	89	3	1	0
2022	159 49	1 -	11 -5	139 50	8 5	0 -1	0 -
2023	334 175	2 1	38 27	291 152	3 -5	0 -	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At The Catholic University of America, 2 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	2	-	-	2	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	2	0	0	2	0
Drug Law Violation	-	0	0	0	0
Liquor Law Violation	-	0	0	0	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At The Catholic University of America, 38 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 7.25 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.72 at The Catholic University of America.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 11 cases, and Rape was the second most common with 6 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Rape was the most common with 5 incidents, while Burglary was the second most common with 2 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	38	9	2	27	7	7.25
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	2	1	-	1	-	0.38
Rape	6	5	1	-	5	1.14
Burglary	3	2	1	-	2	0.57
Motor Vehicle Theft	11	1	-	10	-	2.10
Rate per 1000 Stuents	7.25	1.72	0.38	5.15	1.34	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending The Catholic University of America, 291 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	291	284	6	1	284
Drug Law Violation	36	36	-	-	36
Liquor Law Violation	255	248	6	1	248

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

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How Safe and Secure The Catholic University of America Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at The Catholic University of America

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