How Safe and Secure Boston University Campuses?

At Boston University, 324 on-campus, 14 public property, 307 residence halls, and 18 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 8.96. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 8.59. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.11 at BU.

By violation type, 1 arrests, 42 criminal offenses, and 282 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 11 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 2 hate crimes are reported at BU.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on BU main campus. In addition to the main campus, 75 safety matters are reported at 2 BU branches.

The following table shows the number of incidents related to campus safety for last three years. The numbers only includes on-campus issues for BU main campus.

At Boston University, 1 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

At Boston University, 42 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 1.11 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.77 at BU.

By crime category, Fondling was the most common with 21 cases, and Burglary was the second most common with 8 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Fondling was the most common with 11 incidents, while Burglary was the second most common with 8 incidents.

For students attending Boston University, 282 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

At Boston University, 11 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

For students attending Boston University, 2 hate crimes are reported.

At Boston University, 18 residence hall fires are reported.

There are 75 more safety issues at BU campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.