DePauw University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At DePauw University, 63 on-campus, 15 out-of-campus, 15 public property, 53 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 48.51. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 32.86. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 8.35 at DePauw.

By violation type, 11 arrests, 16 criminal offenses, and 49 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 13 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 4 hate crimes are reported at DePauw.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	11	2	-	9	1	-	5.74
Criminal Offenses	16	11	5	-	6	-	8.35
Disciplinary Actions	49	39	7	3	39	-	25.56
VAWA³	13	11	1	1	7	-	6.78
Hate Crimes	4	-	2	2	-	-	2.09
Total	93	63	15	15	53	-	48.51
Rate Per 1000 Students	48.51	32.86	7.82	7.82	27.65	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

DePauw Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	144	8	20	104	7	5	1
2022	117 -27	20 12	16 -4	72 -32	5 -2	4 -1	1 -
2023	93 -24	11 -9	16 -	49 -23	13 8	4 -	1 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At DePauw University, 11 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	11	2	-	9	1
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	0	0	0
Drug Law Violation	1	0	0	1	0
Liquor Law Violation	10	2	0	8	1

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At DePauw University, 16 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 8.35 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 5.74 at DePauw.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	16	11	5	-	6	8.35
Rape	5	4	1	-	4	2.61
Fondling	3	1	2	-	1	1.56
Burglary	7	5	2	-	1	3.65
Motor Vehicle Theft	1	1	-	-	-	0.52
Rate per 1000 Stuents	8.35	5.74	2.61	-	3.13	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending DePauw University, 49 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	49	39	7	3	39
Drug Law Violation	26	24	2	-	24
Liquor Law Violation	23	15	5	3	15

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	13	11	1	1	7
Domestic Violence	1	0	0	1	0
Dating Violence	9	8	1	0	6
Stalking	3	3	0	0	1

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	Non-Campus	Public Properties
Intimidation	4	2	2
Bias Race	2	0	2
Bias Sexual Orientation	1	1	0
Bias Nation Origin	1	1	0

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
107 W. Hanna St., Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$1,000-$9,999

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How Safe and Secure DePauw University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at DePauw

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