Illinois State University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Illinois State University, 695 on-campus, 5 out-of-campus, 18 public property, and 681 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 33.32. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 32.26. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.84 at Illinois State.

By violation type, 25 arrests, 18 criminal offenses, and 661 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 14 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Illinois State.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	25	17	-	8	11	-	1.16
Criminal Offenses	18	15	3	-	12	-	0.84
Disciplinary Actions	661	649	2	10	649	-	30.68
VAWA³	14	14	-	-	9	-	0.65
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	718	695	5	18	681	-	33.32
Rate Per 1000 Students	33.32	32.26	0.23	0.84	31.61	-	-

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 Illinois 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 Illinois State main campus.

Illinois State Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	525	39	26	452	8	0	1
2022	613 88	37 -2	29 3	540 88	7 -1	0 -	3 2
2023	718 105	25 -12	18 -11	661 121	14 7	0 -	0 -3

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Illinois State University, 25 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	25	17	-	8	11
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	0	0	1	0
Drug Law Violation	13	10	0	3	8
Liquor Law Violation	11	7	0	4	3

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Illinois State University, 18 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 0.84 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.70 at Illinois State.

By crime category, Rape was the most common with 13 cases, and Burglary was the second most common with 3 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Rape was the most common with 11 incidents, while Burglary was the second most common with 2 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	18	15	3	-	12	0.84
Rape	13	11	2	-	9	0.60
Fondling	1	1	-	-	1	0.05
Burglary	3	2	1	-	2	0.14
Motor Vehicle Theft	1	1	-	-	-	0.05
Rate per 1000 Stuents	0.84	0.70	0.14	-	0.56	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Illinois State University, 661 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	661	649	2	10	649
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	5	5	-	-	5
Drug Law Violation	189	186	-	3	186
Liquor Law Violation	467	458	2	7	458

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

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

At Illinois State 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	-	-	9
Domestic Violence	1	1	0	0	1
Dating Violence	11	11	0	0	7
Stalking	2	2	0	0	1

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

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How Safe and Secure Illinois State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Illinois 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