Southern University and A & M Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Southern University and A & M College, 32 on-campus, 15 residence halls, and 2 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 3.87. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 3.87. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.17 at Southern University and A & M.

By violation type, 6 arrests, 18 criminal offenses, and 1 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 7 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Southern University and A & M.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	6	6	-	-	1	-	0.72
Criminal Offenses	18	18	-	-	10	-	2.17
Disciplinary Actions	1	1	-	-	1	-	0.12
VAWA³	7	7	-	-	3	-	0.85
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	32	32	-	-	15	-	3.87
Rate Per 1000 Students	3.87	3.87	-	-	1.81	-	-

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 Southern University and A & M

The following table shows the number of incidents related to campus safety for last three years. The numbers only includes on-campus issues for Southern University and A & M main campus.

Southern University and A & M Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	46	8	28	3	7	0	0
2022	27 -19	5 -3	19 -9	1 -2	2 -5	0 -	0 -
2023	32 5	6 1	18 -1	1 -	7 5	0 -	2 2

Arrests Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	6	6	-	-	1
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	2	2	-	-	0
Drug Law Violation	4	4	-	-	1
Liquor Law Violation	-	0	-	-	0

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Southern University and A & M College, 18 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 2.17 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.17 at Southern University and A & M.

By crime category, Burglary was the most common with 12 cases, and Rape was the second most common with 2 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Burglary was the most common with 12 incidents, while Rape was the second most common with 2 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	18	18	-	-	10	2.17
Rape	2	2	-	-	2	0.24
Statutory Rape	1	1	-	-	-	0.12
Aggravated Assault	2	2	-	-	1	0.24
Burglary	12	12	-	-	7	1.45
Motor Vehicle Theft	1	1	-	-	-	0.12
Rate per 1000 Stuents	2.17	2.17	-	-	1.21	-

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	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	1	1	-	-	1

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	7	7	-	-	3
Domestic Violence	2	2	-	-	1
Dating Violence	3	3	-	-	2
Stalking	2	2	-	-	0

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Totty hall, SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY-BATON ROUGE	1	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$0-$99
Shade Hall, SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY-BATON ROUGE	1	Unintentional	Machinery/Industrial	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Southern University and A & M College Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Southern University and A & M

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