Louisiana Tech University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Louisiana Tech University, 85 on-campus, 8 public property, 40 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 7.83. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 7.16. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.27 at LA Tech.

By violation type, 39 arrests, 27 criminal offenses, and 22 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 5 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at LA Tech.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	39	31	-	8	8	-	3.28
Criminal Offenses	27	27	-	-	8	-	2.27
Disciplinary Actions	22	22	-	-	22	-	1.85
VAWA³	5	5	-	-	2	-	0.42
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	93	85	-	8	40	-	7.83
Rate Per 1000 Students	7.83	7.16	-	0.67	3.37	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

LA Tech Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	114	42	14	45	13	0	0
2022	90 -24	56 14	6 -8	22 -23	6 -7	0 -	1 1
2023	93 3	39 -17	27 21	22 -	5 -1	0 -	1 -

Arrests Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	39	31	-	8	8
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	-	0	0
Drug Law Violation	39	31	-	8	8
Liquor Law Violation	-	0	-	0	0

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Louisiana Tech University, 27 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 2.27 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.27 at LA Tech.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	27	27	-	-	8	2.27
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	1	1	-	-	-	0.08
Rape	6	6	-	-	3	0.51
Fondling	6	6	-	-	2	0.51
Aggravated Assault	4	4	-	-	-	0.34
Burglary	8	8	-	-	3	0.67
Motor Vehicle Theft	2	2	-	-	-	0.17
Rate per 1000 Stuents	2.27	2.27	-	-	0.67	-

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	22	22	-	-	22
Drug Law Violation	22	22	-	-	22

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	5	5	-	-	2
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	0	0
Dating Violence	5	5	-	0	2
Stalking	-	0	-	0	0

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Caruthers ( UP North)	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Louisiana Tech University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at LA Tech

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