How Safe and Secure Ferris State University Campuses?

At Ferris State University, 262 on-campus, 8 out-of-campus, 7 public property, 242 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 27.81. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 26.31. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.11 at Ferris State.

By violation type, 8 arrests, 21 criminal offenses, and 211 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 36 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 1 hate crimes are reported at Ferris State.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on Ferris State main campus. In addition to the main campus, 7 safety matters are reported at 3 Ferris State branches.

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

At Ferris State University, 8 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

At Ferris State University, 21 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 2.11 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.01 at Ferris State.

By crime category, Fondling was the most common with 11 cases, and Rape was the second most common with 4 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Fondling was the most common with 10 incidents, while Rape was the second most common with 4 incidents.

For students attending Ferris State University, 211 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

At Ferris State University, 36 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 33 VAWA cases reported including 8 dating violence and 20 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 3.31 at Ferris State campuses.

For students attending Ferris State University, 1 hate crimes are reported.

At Ferris State University, 2 residence hall fires are reported.

There are 7 more safety issues at Ferris State campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.