UMass - Lowell Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of Massachusetts-Lowell, 125 on-campus, 7 out-of-campus, 2 public property, 109 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 8.07. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 7.53. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.33 at UMass - Lowell.

By violation type, 3 arrests, 22 criminal offenses, and 105 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 4 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at UMass - Lowell.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on UMass - Lowell main campus. In addition to the main campus, 1 safety matters are reported at 1 UMass - Lowell branch.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	3	-	2	1	-	-	0.18
Criminal Offenses	22	19	2	1	4	-	1.33
Disciplinary Actions	105	103	2	-	103	-	6.33
VAWA³	4	3	1	-	2	-	0.24
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	134	125	7	2	109	-	8.07
Rate Per 1000 Students	8.07	7.53	0.42	0.12	6.57	-	-

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 UMass - Lowell

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

UMass - Lowell Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	126	5	17	98	5	1	1
2022	115 -11	3 -2	18 1	87 -11	7 2	0 -1	2 1
2023	134 19	3 -	22 4	105 18	4 -3	0 -	2 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At University of Massachusetts-Lowell, 3 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	3	-	2	1	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	0	0	0
Drug Law Violation	3	0	2	1	0
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 University of Massachusetts-Lowell, 22 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 1.33 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.14 at UMass - Lowell.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	22	19	2	1	4	1.33
Rape	5	5	-	-	4	0.30
Fondling	2	2	-	-	-	0.12
Burglary	5	5	-	-	-	0.30
Motor Vehicle Theft	8	7	1	-	-	0.48
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.33	1.14	0.12	0.06	0.24	-

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 Massachusetts-Lowell, 105 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	105	103	2	-	103
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	2	2	-	-	2
Liquor Law Violation	103	101	2	-	101

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 Massachusetts-Lowell, 4 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

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

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

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Bourgeois Hall, University of Massachusetts Lowell	1	Unintentional	Other	0/0	$100-$999
Riverhawk Village (39 Perkins), University of Massachusetts Lowell	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$100-$999

UMass - Lowell Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
Lowell-Haverhill	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

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How Safe and Secure University of Massachusetts-Lowell Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at UMass - Lowell

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

Safety Matters at 1 UMass - Lowell Branch