Salem State University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Salem State University, 65 on-campus, 2 public property, 54 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 10.75. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 10.43. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.21 at Salem State.

By violation type, 3 arrests, 20 criminal offenses, and 32 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 12 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Salem State.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	3	3	-	-	-	-	0.48
Criminal Offenses	20	18	-	2	13	-	3.21
Disciplinary Actions	32	32	-	-	32	-	5.14
VAWA³	12	12	-	-	9	-	1.93
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	67	65	-	2	54	-	10.75
Rate Per 1000 Students	10.75	10.43	-	0.32	8.67	-	-

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 Salem 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 Salem State main campus.

Salem State Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	68	2	4	59	3	0	0
2022	58 -10	8 6	11 7	37 -22	2 -1	0 -	1 1
2023	67 9	3 -5	20 9	32 -5	12 10	0 -	1 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

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

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Salem State University, 20 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 3.21 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.89 at Salem State.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	20	18	-	2	13	3.21
Rape	8	8	-	-	5	1.28
Fondling	3	3	-	-	3	0.48
Aggravated Assault	1	1	-	-	1	0.16
Burglary	5	5	-	-	4	0.80
Motor Vehicle Theft	1	1	-	-	-	0.16
Rate per 1000 Stuents	3.21	2.89	-	0.32	2.09	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Salem State University, 32 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	32	32	-	-	32
Drug Law Violation	2	2	-	-	2
Liquor Law Violation	30	30	-	-	30

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	12	12	-	-	9
Domestic Violence	6	6	-	0	3
Dating Violence	4	4	-	0	4
Stalking	2	2	-	0	2

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Atlantic Hall	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Salem State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Salem 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