Valdosta State University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Valdosta State University, 54 on-campus, 3 public property, and 23 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 5.55. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 5.26. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.29 at VSU.

By violation type, 46 arrests, 3 criminal offenses, and 3 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 5 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at VSU.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	46	43	-	3	15	-	4.48
Criminal Offenses	3	3	-	-	2	-	0.29
Disciplinary Actions	3	3	-	-	3	-	0.29
VAWA³	5	5	-	-	3	-	0.49
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	57	54	-	3	23	-	5.55
Rate Per 1000 Students	5.55	5.26	-	0.29	2.24	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

VSU Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	58	16	5	37	0	0	0
2022	51 -7	27 11	14 9	9 -28	1 1	0 -	0 -
2023	57 6	46 19	3 -11	3 -6	5 4	0 -	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Valdosta State University, 46 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	46	43	-	3	15
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	3	2	-	1	2
Drug Law Violation	39	37	-	2	9
Liquor Law Violation	4	4	-	0	4

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Valdosta State University, 3 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 0.29 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.29 at VSU.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	3	3	-	-	2	0.29
Rape	2	2	-	-	2	0.19
Fondling	1	1	-	-	-	0.10
Rate per 1000 Stuents	0.29	0.29	-	-	0.19	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Valdosta State University, 3 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	3	3	-	-	3
Drug Law Violation	3	3	-	-	3

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

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

At Valdosta State University, 5 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	5	5	-	-	3
Domestic Violence	1	1	-	0	0
Dating Violence	3	3	-	0	3
Stalking	1	1	-	0	0

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

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How Safe and Secure Valdosta State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at VSU

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