NSU Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Northwestern State University of Louisiana, 100 on-campus, 4 out-of-campus, and 54 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 12.20. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 11.73. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.64 at NSU.

By violation type, 51 arrests, 14 criminal offenses, and 25 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 14 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at NSU.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	51	47	4	-	20	-	5.98
Criminal Offenses	14	14	-	-	6	-	1.64
Disciplinary Actions	25	25	-	-	25	-	2.93
VAWA³	14	14	-	-	3	-	1.64
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	104	100	4	-	54	-	12.20
Rate Per 1000 Students	12.20	11.73	0.47	-	6.34	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

NSU Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	74	25	17	13	18	1	2
2022	91 17	44 19	28 11	8 -5	10 -8	1 -	1 -1
2023	104 13	51 7	14 -14	25 17	14 4	0 -1	0 -1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Northwestern State University of Louisiana, 51 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	51	47	4	-	20
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	2	2	0	-	0
Drug Law Violation	38	34	4	-	16
Liquor Law Violation	11	11	0	-	4

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Northwestern State University of Louisiana, 14 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 1.64 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.64 at NSU.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	14	14	-	-	6	1.64
Rape	3	3	-	-	3	0.35
Aggravated Assault	2	2	-	-	1	0.23
Burglary	7	7	-	-	2	0.82
Motor Vehicle Theft	1	1	-	-	-	0.12
Arson	1	1	-	-	-	0.12
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.64	1.64	-	-	0.70	-

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	25	25	-	-	25
Drug Law Violation	25	25	-	-	25

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	14	14	-	-	3
Domestic Violence	1	1	0	-	1
Dating Violence	3	3	0	-	2
Stalking	10	10	0	-	0

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How Safe and Secure Northwestern State University of Louisiana Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at NSU

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