Piedmont University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Piedmont University, 34 on-campus, and 22 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 18.31. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 18.31. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.54 at Piedmont.

By violation type, 10 arrests, 1 criminal offenses, and 9 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 14 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Piedmont.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	10	10	-	-	6	-	5.39
Criminal Offenses	1	1	-	-	-	-	0.54
Disciplinary Actions	9	9	-	-	9	-	4.85
VAWA³	14	14	-	-	7	-	7.54
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	34	34	-	-	22	-	18.31
Rate Per 1000 Students	18.31	18.31	-	-	11.85	-	-

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 Piedmont

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

Piedmont Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	17	2	2	12	1	0	0
2022	17 -	0 -2	3 1	6 -6	6 5	2 2	0 -
2023	34 17	10 10	1 -2	9 3	14 8	0 -2	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Piedmont University, 10 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	10	10	-	-	6
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	-	-	0
Drug Law Violation	1	1	-	-	1
Liquor Law Violation	9	9	-	-	5

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Piedmont University, 1 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 0.54 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.54 at Piedmont.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	1	1	-	-	-	0.54
Burglary	1	1	-	-	-	0.54
Rate per 1000 Stuents	0.54	0.54	-	-	-	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Piedmont University, 9 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	9	9	-	-	9
Drug Law Violation	7	7	-	-	7
Liquor Law Violation	2	2	-	-	2

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

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

At Piedmont University, 14 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	14	14	-	-	7
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	-	0
Dating Violence	3	3	-	-	3
Stalking	11	11	-	-	4

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

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How Safe and Secure Piedmont University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Piedmont

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