College of the Holy Cross Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At College of the Holy Cross, 107 on-campus, 1 out-of-campus, 5 public property, 100 residence halls, and 1 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 36.15. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 34.23. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.56 at Holy Cross.

By violation type, 8 criminal offenses and 98 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 7 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Holy Cross.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Offenses	8	7	-	1	3	-	2.56
Disciplinary Actions	98	94	-	4	94	-	31.35
VAWA³	7	6	1	-	3	-	2.24
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	113	107	1	5	100	-	36.15
Rate Per 1000 Students	36.15	34.23	0.32	1.60	31.99	-	-

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 Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	98	1	10	81	6	0	0
2022	72 -26	2 1	12 2	54 -27	4 -2	0 -	0 -
2023	113 41	0 -2	8 -4	98 44	7 3	0 -	1 1

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At College of the Holy Cross, 8 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 2.56 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.24 at Holy Cross.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	8	7	-	1	3	2.56
Fondling	4	4	-	-	2	1.28
Motor Vehicle Theft	3	2	-	1	-	0.96
Arson	1	1	-	-	1	0.32
Rate per 1000 Stuents	2.56	2.24	-	0.32	0.96	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending College of the Holy Cross, 98 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	98	94	-	4	94
Drug Law Violation	2	2	-	-	2
Liquor Law Violation	96	92	-	4	92

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

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

At College of the Holy Cross, 7 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	7	6	1	-	3
Domestic Violence	-	0	0	0	0
Dating Violence	2	2	0	0	2
Stalking	5	4	1	0	1

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

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Hanselman Hall, Main Campus	1	Intentional	A student intentionally started a fire in a trash can in the common room while socializing with friends.	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure College of the Holy Cross Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Holy Cross

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