Iowa State University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Iowa State University, 577 on-campus, 16 out-of-campus, 53 public property, 330 residence halls, and 8 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 21.26. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 18.99. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.25 at ISU.

By violation type, 284 arrests, 38 criminal offenses, and 252 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 70 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 2 hate crimes are reported at ISU.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	284	221	10	53	28	-	9.35
Criminal Offenses	38	33	5	-	19	-	1.25
Disciplinary Actions	252	252	-	-	252	-	8.29
VAWA³	70	69	1	-	30	-	2.30
Hate Crimes	2	2	-	-	1	-	0.07
Total	646	577	16	53	330	-	21.26
Rate Per 1000 Students	21.26	18.99	0.53	1.74	10.86	-	-

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 ISU

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

ISU Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	623	177	63	345	38	0	5
2022	642 19	339 162	33 -30	237 -108	33 -5	0 -	1 -4
2023	646 4	284 -55	38 5	252 15	70 37	2 2	6 5

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Iowa State University, 284 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	284	221	10	53	28
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	4	1	0	3	0
Drug Law Violation	69	43	2	24	18
Liquor Law Violation	211	177	8	26	10

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Iowa 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 1.25 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.09 at ISU.

By crime category, Rape was the most common with 12 cases, and Arson was the second most common with 7 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Rape was the most common with 11 incidents, while Motor Vehicle Theft was the second most common with 6 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	38	33	5	-	19	1.25
Rape	12	11	1	-	10	0.39
Fondling	5	3	2	-	3	0.16
Aggravated Assault	3	3	-	-	2	0.10
Burglary	5	4	1	-	2	0.16
Motor Vehicle Theft	6	6	-	-	-	0.20
Arson	7	6	1	-	2	0.23
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.25	1.09	0.16	-	0.63	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Iowa State University, 252 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	252	252	-	-	252
Drug Law Violation	10	10	-	-	10
Liquor Law Violation	242	242	-	-	242

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

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

At Iowa State University, 70 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 69 VAWA cases reported including 5 dating violence and 58 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 2.27 at ISU campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	70	69	1	-	30
Domestic Violence	6	6	0	0	6
Dating Violence	6	5	1	0	4
Stalking	58	58	0	0	20

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Intimidation	2	2	0	0	1
Bias Race	2	2	0	0	1

Fires in Residence Halls

At Iowa State University, 8 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Willow Hall	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Linden Hall	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Friley Hall	1	Intentional	Vandalism - paper set on fire in the 4th floor den.	0/0	$0-$99
Frederiksen Ct.	2	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Frederiksen Ct.	2	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Lyon Hall	1	Intentional	Vandalism - posters were set on fire in the 2nd floor men's restroom.	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Iowa State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at ISU

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