University of Dubuque Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of Dubuque, 212 on-campus, and 209 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 120.66. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 120.66. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 6.26 at Dubuque.

By violation type, 11 criminal offenses and 197 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 2 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 2 hate crimes are reported at Dubuque.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Offenses	11	11	-	-	10	-	6.26
Disciplinary Actions	197	197	-	-	197	-	112.12
VAWA³	2	2	-	-	2	-	1.14
Hate Crimes	2	2	-	-	-	-	1.14
Total	212	212	-	-	209	-	120.66
Rate Per 1000 Students	120.66	120.66	-	-	118.95	-	-

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 Dubuque

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

Dubuque Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	224	4	13	200	7	0	1
2022	149 -75	0 -4	16 3	125 -75	8 1	0 -	0 -1
2023	212 63	0 -	11 -5	197 72	2 -6	2 2	0 -

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At University of Dubuque, 11 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 6.26 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 6.26 at Dubuque.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	11	11	-	-	10	6.26
Rape	5	5	-	-	5	2.85
Fondling	1	1	-	-	1	0.57
Aggravated Assault	1	1	-	-	-	0.57
Burglary	4	4	-	-	4	2.28
Rate per 1000 Stuents	6.26	6.26	-	-	5.69	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending University of Dubuque, 197 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	197	197	-	-	197
Drug Law Violation	36	36	-	-	36
Liquor Law Violation	161	161	-	-	161

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

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

At University of Dubuque, 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	2	-	-	2
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	-	0
Dating Violence	1	1	-	-	1
Stalking	1	1	-	-	1

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties
Larceny	1	1	-	-
Bias Sexual Orientation	1	1	-	-
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	1	1	-	-
Bias Sexual Orientation	1	1	-	-

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How Safe and Secure University of Dubuque Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Dubuque

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