Morgan State University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Morgan State University, 110 on-campus, 67 out-of-campus, 7 public property, 71 residence halls, and 4 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 17.13. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 10.24. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 5.59 at Morgan State.

By violation type, 5 arrests, 60 criminal offenses, and 79 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 40 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Morgan State.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	5	4	-	1	3	-	0.47
Criminal Offenses	60	50	7	3	21	-	5.59
Disciplinary Actions	79	31	48	-	31	-	7.36
VAWA³	40	25	12	3	16	-	3.72
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	184	110	67	7	71	-	17.13
Rate Per 1000 Students	17.13	10.24	6.24	0.65	6.61	-	-

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 Morgan 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 Morgan State main campus.

Morgan State Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	69	1	14	49	5	0	1
2022	108 39	3 2	11 -3	88 39	6 1	0 -	0 -1
2023	184 76	5 2	60 49	79 -9	40 34	0 -	4 4

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Morgan State University, 5 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	5	4	-	1	3
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	3	2	0	1	1
Drug Law Violation	2	2	0	0	2
Liquor Law Violation	-	0	0	0	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Morgan State University, 60 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 5.59 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 4.66 at Morgan State.

By crime category, Burglary was the most common with 29 cases, and Rape was the second most common with 12 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Burglary was the most common with 27 incidents, while Rape was the second most common with 9 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	60	50	7	3	21	5.59
Rape	12	9	1	2	3	1.12
Fondling	3	2	1	-	2	0.28
Robbery	8	6	1	1	1	0.74
Aggravated Assault	5	4	1	-	1	0.47
Burglary	29	27	2	-	14	2.70
Motor Vehicle Theft	3	2	1	-	-	0.28
Rate per 1000 Stuents	5.59	4.66	0.65	0.28	1.96	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Morgan State University, 79 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	79	31	48	-	31
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	3	2	1	-	2
Drug Law Violation	57	25	32	-	25
Liquor Law Violation	19	4	15	-	4

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

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

At Morgan State University, 40 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 25 VAWA cases reported including 15 dating violence and 8 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 2.33 at Morgan State campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	40	25	12	3	16
Domestic Violence	4	2	2	0	0
Dating Violence	28	15	10	3	13
Stalking	8	8	0	0	3

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

Fires in Residence Halls

At Morgan State University, 4 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Marble Hall Gardens Court 3-7 ONLY, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Heating equipment	0/0	$1,000-$9,999
Thurgood Marshall, Main Campus	1	Undetermined		0/0	$1,000-$9,999
Rawlings Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Open flames	0/0	$100-$999
Blount Towers, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Machinery/Industrial	0/0	$1,000-$9,999

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How Safe and Secure Morgan State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Morgan 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