Dordt University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Dordt University, 9 on-campus, 1 out-of-campus, 9 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 5.12. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 4.61. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.00 at Dordt.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Offenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Disciplinary Actions	8	8	-	-	8	-	4.10
VAWA³	2	1	1	-	1	-	1.02
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	10	9	1	-	9	-	5.12
Rate Per 1000 Students	5.12	4.61	0.51	-	4.61	-	-

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 Dordt

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

Dordt Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	25	0	3	19	3	0	0
2022	12 -13	0 -	1 -2	10 -9	1 -2	0 -	0 -
2023	10 -2	0 -	0 -1	8 -2	2 1	0 -	1 1

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Dordt University, 8 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	8	8	-	-	8
Liquor Law Violation	8	8	-	-	8

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

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

At Dordt University, 2 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	2	1	1	-	1
Domestic Violence	-	0	0	-	0
Dating Violence	-	0	0	-	0
Stalking	2	1	1	-	1

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

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Southview, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$1,000-$9,999

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How Safe and Secure Dordt University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Dordt

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