UMES Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 37 on-campus, 2 out-of-campus, and 29 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 12.28. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 11.65. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 4.72 at UMES.

By violation type, 15 criminal offenses and 15 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 9 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at UMES.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Offenses	15	14	1	-	11	-	4.72
Disciplinary Actions	15	15	-	-	15	-	4.72
VAWA³	9	8	1	-	3	-	2.83
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	39	37	2	-	29	-	12.28
Rate Per 1000 Students	12.28	11.65	0.63	-	9.13	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

UMES Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	29	1	9	13	6	0	0
2022	31 2	0 -1	5 -4	20 7	6 -	0 -	0 -
2023	39 8	0 -	15 10	15 -5	9 3	0 -	0 -

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 15 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 4.72 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 4.41 at UMES.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	15	14	1	-	11	4.72
Rape	4	3	1	-	3	1.26
Fondling	1	1	-	-	1	0.31
Robbery	1	1	-	-	1	0.31
Aggravated Assault	4	4	-	-	2	1.26
Burglary	5	5	-	-	4	1.57
Rate per 1000 Stuents	4.72	4.41	0.31	-	3.46	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 15 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	15	15	-	-	15
Drug Law Violation	6	6	-	-	6
Liquor Law Violation	9	9	-	-	9

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

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

At University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 9 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	9	8	1	-	3
Domestic Violence	1	1	0	-	0
Dating Violence	5	4	1	-	3
Stalking	3	3	0	-	0

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

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How Safe and Secure University of Maryland Eastern Shore Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at UMES

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