Kansas State University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Kansas State University, 276 on-campus, 7 out-of-campus, 2 public property, and 211 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 14.04. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 13.60. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.38 at K-State.

By violation type, 37 arrests, 28 criminal offenses, and 188 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 29 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 3 hate crimes are reported at K-State.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on K-State main campus. In addition to the main campus, 1 safety matters are reported at 1 K-State branch.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	37	35	-	2	2	-	1.82
Criminal Offenses	28	24	4	-	12	-	1.38
Disciplinary Actions	188	187	1	-	187	-	9.26
VAWA³	29	27	2	-	10	-	1.43
Hate Crimes	3	3	-	-	-	-	0.15
Total	285	276	7	2	211	-	14.04
Rate Per 1000 Students	14.04	13.60	0.34	0.10	10.40	-	-

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 K-State

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

K-State Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	390	65	25	275	25	0	0
2022	288 -102	54 -11	34 9	184 -91	16 -9	0 -	3 3
2023	285 -3	37 -17	28 -6	188 4	29 13	3 3	0 -3

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Kansas State University, 37 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	37	35	-	2	2
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	0	0	0
Drug Law Violation	7	7	0	0	0
Liquor Law Violation	29	27	0	2	2

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Kansas State University, 28 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 1.38 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.18 at K-State.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	28	24	4	-	12	1.38
Rape	10	9	1	-	8	0.49
Fondling	8	7	1	-	4	0.39
Burglary	9	8	1	-	-	0.44
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.38	1.18	0.20	-	0.59	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Kansas State University, 188 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	188	187	1	-	187
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	3	3	-	-	3
Drug Law Violation	46	45	1	-	45
Liquor Law Violation	139	139	-	-	139

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

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

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

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 27 VAWA cases reported including 6 dating violence and 12 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 1.33 at K-State campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	29	27	2	-	10
Domestic Violence	9	9	0	0	4
Dating Violence	8	6	2	0	4
Stalking	12	12	0	0	2

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

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

For students attending Kansas State University, 3 hate crimes are reported.

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus
Intimidation	2	2
Bias Race	1	1
Bias Sexual Orientation	1	1
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	1	1
Bias Sexual Orientation	1	1

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

K-State Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
Kansas State University Olathe	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

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How Safe and Secure Kansas State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at K-State

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

Safety Matters at 1 K-State Branch