Ball State University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Ball State University, 342 on-campus, 45 out-of-campus, 25 public property, 292 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 19.54. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 16.22. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.80 at BSU.

By violation type, 90 arrests, 38 criminal offenses, and 248 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 33 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 3 hate crimes are reported at BSU.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	90	67	8	15	49	-	4.27
Criminal Offenses	38	36	1	1	15	-	1.80
Disciplinary Actions	248	204	36	8	204	-	11.76
VAWA³	33	33	-	-	24	-	1.56
Hate Crimes	3	2	-	1	-	-	0.14
Total	412	342	45	25	292	-	19.54
Rate Per 1000 Students	19.54	16.22	2.13	1.19	13.85	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

BSU Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	249	19	28	188	14	0	0
2022	306 57	32 13	26 -2	226 38	21 7	1 1	0 -
2023	412 106	90 58	38 12	248 22	33 12	3 2	1 1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Ball State University, 90 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	90	67	8	15	49
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	4	4	0	0	4
Drug Law Violation	33	21	0	12	12
Liquor Law Violation	53	42	8	3	33

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Ball State University, 38 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 1.80 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.71 at BSU.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	38	36	1	1	15	1.80
Rape	9	8	1	-	6	0.43
Fondling	10	9	-	1	6	0.47
Aggravated Assault	1	1	-	-	-	0.05
Burglary	5	5	-	-	3	0.24
Motor Vehicle Theft	10	10	-	-	-	0.47
Arson	3	3	-	-	-	0.14
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.80	1.71	0.05	0.05	0.71	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Ball State University, 248 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	248	204	36	8	204
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	2	2	-	-	2
Drug Law Violation	59	47	7	5	47
Liquor Law Violation	187	155	29	3	155

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

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

At Ball State University, 33 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 33 VAWA cases reported including 19 dating violence and 12 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 1.56 at BSU campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	33	33	-	-	24
Domestic Violence	2	2	0	0	1
Dating Violence	19	19	0	0	18
Stalking	12	12	0	0	5

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Public Properties
Simple Assault	1	0	1
Bias Sexual Orientation	1	0	1
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	2	2	0
Bias Race	1	1	0
Bias Religion	1	1	0

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Studebaker West, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Ball State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at BSU

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