GWU Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At George Washington University, 302 on-campus, 25 public property, 288 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 12.89. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 11.90. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.95 at GWU.

By violation type, 24 criminal offenses and 282 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 20 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 1 hate crimes are reported at GWU.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on GWU main campus. In addition to the main campus, 15 safety matters are reported at 1 GWU branch.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Offenses	24	13	-	11	9	-	0.95
Disciplinary Actions	282	270	-	12	270	-	11.11
VAWA³	20	18	-	2	9	-	0.79
Hate Crimes	1	1	-	-	-	-	0.04
Total	327	302	-	25	288	-	12.89
Rate Per 1000 Students	12.89	11.90	-	0.99	11.35	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

GWU Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	152	1	42	77	27	5	19
2022	408 256	1 -	29 -13	339 262	37 10	2 -3	7 -12
2023	327 -81	0 -1	24 -5	282 -57	20 -17	1 -1	3 -4

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At George Washington University, 24 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 0.95 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.51 at GWU.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	24	13	-	11	9	0.95
Rape	7	7	-	-	7	0.28
Fondling	8	2	-	6	1	0.32
Aggravated Assault	4	3	-	1	1	0.16
Burglary	1	1	-	-	-	0.04
Rate per 1000 Stuents	0.95	0.51	-	0.43	0.35	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending George Washington University, 282 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	282	270	-	12	270
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	39	39	-	-	39
Liquor Law Violation	242	230	-	12	230

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	20	18	-	2	9
Domestic Violence	2	1	-	1	1
Dating Violence	3	3	-	0	3
Stalking	15	14	-	1	5

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Simple Assault	1	1	-	0	0
Bias Sexual Orientation	1	1	-	0	0

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
District House, Main Campus	2	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$100-$999
District House, Main Campus	2	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$100-$999
Guthridge, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Other	0/0	$0-$99

GWU Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
Mount Vernon Campus	15	0	1	11	3	0	0

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How Safe and Secure George Washington University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at GWU

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

Safety Matters at 1 GWU Branch