Eastern Michigan Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Eastern Michigan University, 129 on-campus, 9 out-of-campus, 7 public property, 97 residence halls, and 4 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 11.48. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 10.21. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 4.12 at Eastern Michigan.

By violation type, 11 arrests, 52 criminal offenses, and 28 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 54 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Eastern Michigan.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	11	5	3	3	-	-	0.87
Criminal Offenses	52	44	5	3	31	-	4.12
Disciplinary Actions	28	28	-	-	28	-	2.22
VAWA³	54	52	1	1	38	-	4.28
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	145	129	9	7	97	-	11.48
Rate Per 1000 Students	11.48	10.21	0.71	0.55	7.68	-	-

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 Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	122	14	60	0	48	0	9
2022	174 52	29 15	61 1	28 28	56 8	0 -	5 -4
2023	145 -29	11 -18	52 -9	28 -	54 -2	0 -	4 -1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Eastern Michigan University, 11 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	11	5	3	3	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	4	3	0	1	0
Drug Law Violation	3	0	3	0	0
Liquor Law Violation	4	2	0	2	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Eastern Michigan University, 52 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 4.12 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.48 at Eastern Michigan.

By crime category, Rape was the most common with 20 cases, and Fondling was the second most common with 14 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Rape was the most common with 18 incidents, while Fondling was the second most common with 12 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	52	44	5	3	31	4.12
Rape	20	18	2	-	16	1.58
Fondling	14	12	2	-	8	1.11
Aggravated Assault	11	10	-	1	7	0.87
Burglary	2	2	-	-	-	0.16
Motor Vehicle Theft	5	2	1	2	-	0.40
Rate per 1000 Stuents	4.12	3.48	0.40	0.24	2.45	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Eastern Michigan University, 28 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	28	28	-	-	28
Drug Law Violation	13	13	-	-	13
Liquor Law Violation	15	15	-	-	15

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

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

At Eastern Michigan University, 54 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 52 VAWA cases reported including 0 dating violence and 14 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 4.12 at Eastern Michigan campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	54	52	1	1	38
Domestic Violence	40	38	1	1	33
Dating Violence	-	0	0	0	0
Stalking	14	14	0	0	5

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

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Phelps	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Putnam	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Sellers	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Walton	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Eastern Michigan University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Eastern Michigan

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