Howard University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Howard University, 43 on-campus 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 2.89. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 2.89. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.75 at HU.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Offenses	41	41	-	-	-	-	2.75
Disciplinary Actions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
VAWA³	2	2	-	-	-	-	0.13
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	43	43	-	-	-	-	2.89
Rate Per 1000 Students	2.89	2.89	-	-	-	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

HU Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	25	0	22	0	3	0	0
2022	44 19	0 -	36 14	0 -	8 5	0 -	0 -
2023	43 -1	0 -	41 5	0 -	2 -6	0 -	0 -

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Howard University, 41 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 2.75 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.75 at HU.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 17 cases, and Robbery was the second most common with 12 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 17 incidents, while Robbery 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	41	41	-	-	-	2.75
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	1	1	-	-	-	0.07
Rape	7	7	-	-	-	0.47
Robbery	12	12	-	-	-	0.81
Aggravated Assault	2	2	-	-	-	0.13
Burglary	2	2	-	-	-	0.13
Motor Vehicle Theft	17	17	-	-	-	1.14
Rate per 1000 Stuents	2.75	2.75	-	-	-	-

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

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How Safe and Secure Howard University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at HU

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