Boise State University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Boise State University, 273 on-campus, 1 out-of-campus, 26 public property, 242 residence halls, and 1 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 11.03. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 10.04. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.21 at Boise State.

By violation type, 26 arrests, 33 criminal offenses, and 222 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 17 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 2 hate crimes are reported at Boise State.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	26	11	-	15	3	-	0.96
Criminal Offenses	33	25	1	7	11	-	1.21
Disciplinary Actions	222	221	-	1	221	-	8.16
VAWA³	17	14	-	3	6	-	0.63
Hate Crimes	2	2	-	-	1	-	0.07
Total	300	273	1	26	242	-	11.03
Rate Per 1000 Students	11.03	10.04	0.04	0.96	8.90	-	-

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 Boise 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 Boise State main campus.

Boise State Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	451	17	20	399	8	7	2
2022	562 111	16 -1	22 2	501 102	19 11	4 -3	1 -1
2023	300 -262	26 10	33 11	222 -279	17 -2	2 -2	1 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Boise State University, 26 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	26	11	-	15	3
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	2	1	0	1	1
Drug Law Violation	18	7	0	11	1
Liquor Law Violation	6	3	0	3	1

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Boise State University, 33 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 1.21 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.92 at Boise State.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	33	25	1	7	11	1.21
Rape	9	9	-	-	8	0.33
Fondling	4	4	-	-	3	0.15
Aggravated Assault	7	2	-	5	-	0.26
Motor Vehicle Theft	9	8	-	1	-	0.33
Arson	2	2	-	-	-	0.07
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.21	0.92	0.04	0.26	0.40	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Boise State University, 222 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	222	221	-	1	221
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	11	11	-	-	11
Liquor Law Violation	210	209	-	1	209

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

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

At Boise State University, 17 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	17	14	-	3	6
Domestic Violence	7	4	0	3	3
Dating Violence	-	0	0	0	0
Stalking	10	10	0	0	3

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Residence Halls¹
Simple Assault	1	1	0
Bias Sexual Orientation	1	1	0
Intimidation	1	1	1
Bias Nation Origin	1	1	1

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Lincoln Townhouses, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Other	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Boise State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Boise 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