Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 96 on-campus, 3 out-of-campus, and 71 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 8.40. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 8.14. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.27 at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

By violation type, 31 arrests, 15 criminal offenses, and 34 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 19 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on Southern Illinois University-Carbondale main campus. In addition to the main campus, 6 safety matters are reported at 1 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale branch.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	31	30	1	-	13	-	2.63
Criminal Offenses	15	13	2	-	11	-	1.27
Disciplinary Actions	34	34	-	-	34	-	2.88
VAWA³	19	19	-	-	13	-	1.61
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	99	96	3	-	71	-	8.40
Rate Per 1000 Students	8.40	8.14	0.25	-	6.02	-	-

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 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

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

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	113	28	28	36	20	1	3
2022	90 -23	22 -6	21 -7	19 -17	28 8	0 -1	3 -
2023	99 9	31 9	15 -6	34 15	19 -9	0 -	0 -3

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 31 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	31	30	1	-	13
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	3	3	0	-	0
Drug Law Violation	4	3	1	-	0
Liquor Law Violation	24	24	0	-	13

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 15 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 1.27 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.10 at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	15	13	2	-	11	1.27
Rape	4	4	-	-	4	0.34
Fondling	1	1	-	-	1	0.08
Aggravated Assault	6	6	-	-	4	0.51
Burglary	4	2	2	-	2	0.34
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.27	1.10	0.17	-	0.93	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 34 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	34	34	-	-	34
Drug Law Violation	21	21	-	-	21
Liquor Law Violation	13	13	-	-	13

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

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

At Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 19 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	19	19	-	-	13
Domestic Violence	1	1	0	-	1
Dating Violence	11	11	0	-	10
Stalking	7	7	0	-	2

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

Safety Matters at 1 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Branch

There are 6 more safety issues at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine	6	3	2	0	1	0	0

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How Safe and Secure Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

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

Safety Matters at 1 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Branch