Savannah State University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Savannah State University, 123 on-campus, 120 residence halls, and 6 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 38.52. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 38.52. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.57 at Savannah State.

By violation type, 5 criminal offenses and 106 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 12 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Savannah State.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Offenses	5	5	-	-	4	-	1.57
Disciplinary Actions	106	106	-	-	106	-	33.20
VAWA³	12	12	-	-	10	-	3.76
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	123	123	-	-	120	-	38.52
Rate Per 1000 Students	38.52	38.52	-	-	37.58	-	-

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 Savannah State

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

Savannah State Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	76	3	6	51	16	0	2
2022	71 -5	2 -1	13 7	45 -6	11 -5	0 -	2 -
2023	123 52	0 -2	5 -8	106 61	12 1	0 -	4 2

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Savannah State University, 5 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 1.57 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.57 at Savannah State.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	5	5	-	-	4	1.57
Rape	3	3	-	-	2	0.94
Fondling	1	1	-	-	1	0.31
Aggravated Assault	1	1	-	-	1	0.31
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.57	1.57	-	-	1.25	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Savannah State University, 106 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	106	106	-	-	106
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	19	19	-	-	19
Drug Law Violation	11	11	-	-	11
Liquor Law Violation	76	76	-	-	76

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

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

At Savannah State University, 12 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	12	12	-	-	10
Domestic Violence	1	1	-	-	1
Dating Violence	7	7	-	-	7
Stalking	4	4	-	-	2

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

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
University Commons	2	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
University Commons	2	Unintentional	Electrical	1/0	$0-$99
University Village	1	Undetermined		0/0	$0-$99
Freshman Living and Learning Center	1	Undetermined		0/0	$0-$99

Most Searched Georgia Colleges (last 30 days)

Undergraduate

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Public, 4-year | Atlanta
University of Georgia Public, 4-year | Athens
Savannah College of Art and Design Private, 4-year | Savannah
Georgia Southern University Public, 4-year | Statesboro
Kennesaw State University Public, 4-year | Kennesaw
Albany State University Public, 4-year | Albany
Georgia State University Public, 4-year | Atlanta
Emory University Private, 4-year | Atlanta
University of North Georgia Public, 4-year | Dahlonega
Berry College Private, 4-year | Mount Berry

compare schools

Graduate

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Public, 4-year | Atlanta
University of North Georgia Public, 4-year | Dahlonega
Savannah College of Art and Design Private, 4-year | Savannah
Clark Atlanta University Private, 4-year | Atlanta
Georgia Southwestern State University Public, 4-year | Americus
University of Georgia Public, 4-year | Athens
Valdosta State University Public, 4-year | Valdosta
Kennesaw State University Public, 4-year | Kennesaw
Shorter University Private, 4-year | Rome
Clayton State University Public, 4-year | Morrow

compare schools

Online Schools

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Public, 4-year | Atlanta
Georgia Highlands College Public, 4-year | Rome
Georgia Southern University Public, 4-year | Statesboro
Valdosta State University Public, 4-year | Valdosta
Thomas University Private, 4-year | Thomasville
Shorter University Private, 4-year | Rome
Southern Crescent Technical College Public, 2-4 year | Griffin
Gwinnett College-Lilburn Private, 2-4 year | Lilburn
University of Toccoa Falls Private, 4-year | Toccoa Falls
Clark Atlanta University Private, 4-year | Atlanta

compare schools

Trade Schools

Gwinnett College Private, 2-4 year | Roswell
Miller-Motte College-Macon Private, 2-4 year | Macon
Dalton Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-year | Dalton
Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus Private, 2-4 year | Marietta
International School of Skin Nailcare & Massage Therapy Private, Less than 2-year | Sandy Springs
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta Private, 2-4 year | Duluth
Miller-Motte College-Augusta Private, 2-4 year | Augusta
Georgia Northwestern Technical College Public, 2-4 year | Rome
Fayette Beauty Academy Private, Less than 2-year | Morrow
Vogue Beauty and Barber School Private, Less than 2-year | Hiram

compare schools

How Safe and Secure Savannah State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Savannah State

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