Nicholls State University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Nicholls State University, 38 on-campus, 21 public property, and 33 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 9.76. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 6.29. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.66 at Nicholls State.

By violation type, 12 arrests, 4 criminal offenses, and 37 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 6 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Nicholls State.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	12	2	-	10	1	-	1.99
Criminal Offenses	4	2	-	2	1	-	0.66
Disciplinary Actions	37	28	-	9	28	-	6.12
VAWA³	6	6	-	-	3	-	0.99
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	59	38	-	21	33	-	9.76
Rate Per 1000 Students	9.76	6.29	-	3.48	5.46	-	-

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 Nicholls 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 Nicholls State main campus.

Nicholls State Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	61	13	8	38	2	0	0
2022	19 -42	2 -11	2 -6	14 -24	1 -1	0 -	2 2
2023	59 40	12 10	4 2	37 23	6 5	0 -	0 -2

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Nicholls State University, 12 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	12	2	-	10	1
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	3	1	-	2	0
Drug Law Violation	8	1	-	7	1
Liquor Law Violation	1	0	-	1	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Nicholls State University, 4 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 0.66 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.33 at Nicholls State.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	4	2	-	2	1	0.66
Burglary	2	2	-	-	1	0.33
Rate per 1000 Stuents	0.66	0.33	-	0.33	0.17	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Nicholls State University, 37 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	37	28	-	9	28
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	29	21	-	8	21
Liquor Law Violation	7	6	-	1	6

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

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

At Nicholls State University, 6 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	6	6	-	-	3
Domestic Violence	1	1	-	0	1
Dating Violence	1	1	-	0	1
Stalking	4	4	-	0	1

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

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How Safe and Secure Nicholls State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Nicholls 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