Tufts University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Tufts University, 209 on-campus, 4 out-of-campus, 4 public property, 192 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 15.96. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 15.37. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.47 at Tufts.

By violation type, 1 arrests, 20 criminal offenses, and 177 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 13 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 6 hate crimes are reported at Tufts.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on Tufts main campus. In addition to the main campus, 38 safety matters are reported at 3 Tufts branches.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	1	-	1	-	-	-	0.07
Criminal Offenses	20	16	1	3	5	-	1.47
Disciplinary Actions	177	177	-	-	177	-	13.02
VAWA³	13	10	2	1	8	-	0.96
Hate Crimes	6	6	-	-	2	-	0.44
Total	217	209	4	4	192	-	15.96
Rate Per 1000 Students	15.96	15.37	0.29	0.29	14.12	-	-

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 Tufts

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

Tufts Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	305	0	20	270	7	8	2
2022	231 -74	1 1	13 -7	209 -61	8 1	0 -8	2 -
2023	217 -14	1 -	20 7	177 -32	13 5	6 6	1 -1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Tufts University, 1 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	1	-	1	-	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	0	0	0
Drug Law Violation	-	0	0	0	0
Liquor Law Violation	1	0	1	0	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Tufts 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 1.47 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.18 at Tufts.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	20	16	1	3	5	1.47
Rape	2	2	-	-	2	0.15
Fondling	2	1	-	1	-	0.15
Aggravated Assault	4	2	1	1	-	0.29
Burglary	10	10	-	-	3	0.74
Motor Vehicle Theft	2	1	-	1	-	0.15
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.47	1.18	0.07	0.22	0.37	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Tufts University, 177 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	177	177	-	-	177
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	26	26	-	-	26
Liquor Law Violation	150	150	-	-	150

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

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

At Tufts University, 13 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	13	10	2	1	8
Domestic Violence	2	0	2	0	0
Dating Violence	7	7	0	0	6
Stalking	4	3	0	1	2

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

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

For students attending Tufts University, 6 hate crimes are reported.

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Residence Halls¹
Intimidation	3	3	2
Bias Sexual Orientation	1	1	1
Bias Gender Identity	2	2	1
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	3	3	0
Bias Religion	2	2	0
Bias Nation Origin	1	1	0

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

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Simpson House (renamed), Medford/Somerville Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99

Safety Matters at 3 Tufts Branches

There are 38 more safety issues at Tufts campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.

Tufts Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime
Boston Health Sciences Campus	31	5	22	0	4	0
Grafton Campus	3	0	2	0	0	1
School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts	4	0	2	2	0	0

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How Safe and Secure Tufts University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Tufts

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 3 Tufts Branches