Butler University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Butler University, 179 on-campus, 11 out-of-campus, 3 public property, 164 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 33.59. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 31.15. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.31 at Butler.

By violation type, 22 arrests, 19 criminal offenses, and 120 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 29 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 3 hate crimes are reported at Butler.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	22	13	7	2	9	-	3.83
Criminal Offenses	19	15	3	1	13	-	3.31
Disciplinary Actions	120	120	-	-	120	-	20.88
VAWA³	29	28	1	-	20	-	5.05
Hate Crimes	3	3	-	-	2	-	0.52
Total	193	179	11	3	164	-	33.59
Rate Per 1000 Students	33.59	31.15	1.91	0.52	28.54	-	-

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 Butler

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

Butler Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	258	10	33	192	22	1	0
2022	294 36	10 -	27 -6	238 46	19 -3	0 -1	3 3
2023	193 -101	22 12	19 -8	120 -118	29 10	3 3	1 -2

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Butler University, 22 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	22	13	7	2	9
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	0	1	0	0
Drug Law Violation	1	0	0	1	0
Liquor Law Violation	20	13	6	1	9

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Butler University, 19 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 3.31 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.61 at Butler.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	19	15	3	1	13	3.31
Rape	10	8	2	-	7	1.74
Fondling	5	5	-	-	4	0.87
Aggravated Assault	2	2	-	-	2	0.35
Rate per 1000 Stuents	3.31	2.61	0.52	0.17	2.26	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Butler University, 120 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	120	120	-	-	120
Drug Law Violation	10	10	-	-	10
Liquor Law Violation	110	110	-	-	110

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

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

At Butler University, 29 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 28 VAWA cases reported including 0 dating violence and 17 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 4.87 at Butler campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	29	28	1	-	20
Domestic Violence	11	11	0	0	8
Dating Violence	-	0	0	0	0
Stalking	18	17	1	0	12

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Residence Halls¹
Larceny	2	2	1
Bias Race	1	1	1
Bias Religion	1	1	0
Intimidation	1	1	1
Bias Race	1	1	1

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
CTS Apartment C	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Butler University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Butler

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