Gallaudet University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Gallaudet University, 551 on-campus, 1 out-of-campus, 26 public property, 491 residence halls, and 2 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 432.96. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 412.73. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 50.19 at Gallaudet.

By violation type, 5 arrests, 67 criminal offenses, and 415 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 88 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 3 hate crimes are reported at Gallaudet.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	5	-	-	5	-	-	3.75
Criminal Offenses	67	48	1	18	27	-	50.19
Disciplinary Actions	415	415	-	-	415	-	310.86
VAWA³	88	85	-	3	47	-	65.92
Hate Crimes	3	3	-	-	2	-	2.25
Total	578	551	1	26	491	-	432.96
Rate Per 1000 Students	432.96	412.73	0.75	19.48	367.79	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

Gallaudet Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	269	10	44	176	38	1	6
2022	519 250	2 -8	49 5	395 219	69 31	4 3	2 -4
2023	578 59	5 3	67 18	415 20	88 19	3 -1	2 -

Arrests Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	5	-	-	5	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	3	0	0	3	0
Drug Law Violation	1	0	0	1	0
Liquor Law Violation	1	0	0	1	0

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Gallaudet University, 67 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 50.19 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 35.96 at Gallaudet.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 14 cases, and Rape was the second most common with 12 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Rape was the most common with 12 incidents, while Arson was the second most common with 12 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	67	48	1	18	27	50.19
Rape	12	12	-	-	8	8.99
Fondling	4	4	-	-	2	3.00
Robbery	9	2	1	6	-	6.74
Aggravated Assault	10	7	-	3	3	7.49
Burglary	6	6	-	-	4	4.49
Motor Vehicle Theft	14	5	-	9	-	10.49
Arson	12	12	-	-	10	8.99
Rate per 1000 Stuents	50.19	35.96	0.75	13.48	20.22	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Gallaudet University, 415 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	415	415	-	-	415
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	2	2	-	-	2
Drug Law Violation	122	122	-	-	122
Liquor Law Violation	291	291	-	-	291

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

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

At Gallaudet University, 88 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 85 VAWA cases reported including 32 dating violence and 43 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 63.67 at Gallaudet campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	88	85	-	3	47
Domestic Violence	10	10	0	0	8
Dating Violence	35	32	0	3	20
Stalking	43	43	0	0	19

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Residence Halls¹
Intimidation	3	3	2
Bias Religion	2	2	2
Bias Disability	1	1	0

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
MSSD new dorm, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Clerc Hall, Main Campus	1	Intentional	a fast food wrapper was found burnt -location was inside a dorm bathtub.	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Gallaudet University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Gallaudet

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

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