Columbus State University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Columbus State University, 85 on-campus, 1 public property, and 62 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 10.87. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 10.74. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.78 at CSU.

By violation type, 5 arrests, 22 criminal offenses, and 56 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 3 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at CSU.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on CSU main campus. In addition to the main campus, 53 safety matters are reported at 1 CSU branch.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	5	4	-	1	-	-	0.63
Criminal Offenses	22	22	-	-	3	-	2.78
Disciplinary Actions	56	56	-	-	56	-	7.08
VAWA³	3	3	-	-	3	-	0.38
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	86	85	-	1	62	-	10.87
Rate Per 1000 Students	10.87	10.74	-	0.13	7.84	-	-

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 CSU

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

CSU Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	101	15	21	56	9	0	0
2022	177 76	7 -8	12 -9	144 88	14 5	0 -	0 -
2023	86 -91	5 -2	22 10	56 -88	3 -11	0 -	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Columbus State University, 5 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	5	4	-	1	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	3	2	-	1	0
Drug Law Violation	2	2	-	0	0
Liquor Law Violation	-	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 Columbus State University, 22 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 2.78 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.78 at CSU.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	22	22	-	-	3	2.78
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	1	1	-	-	-	0.13
Rape	1	1	-	-	1	0.13
Fondling	3	3	-	-	1	0.38
Aggravated Assault	7	7	-	-	-	0.88
Burglary	2	2	-	-	-	0.25
Motor Vehicle Theft	7	7	-	-	-	0.88
Arson	1	1	-	-	1	0.13
Rate per 1000 Stuents	2.78	2.78	-	-	0.38	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Columbus State University, 56 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	56	56	-	-	56
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	33	33	-	-	33
Liquor Law Violation	22	22	-	-	22

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

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

At Columbus State University, 3 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	3	3	-	-	3
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	0	0
Dating Violence	3	3	-	0	3
Stalking	-	0	-	0	0

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

CSU Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
RiverPark Campus	53	11	5	32	5	0	0

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How Safe and Secure Columbus State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at CSU

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 CSU Branch