Jackson State University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Jackson State University, 65 on-campus, 3 out-of-campus, and 40 residence halls 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 10.28. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.32 at Jackson State.

By violation type, 6 arrests, 21 criminal offenses, and 31 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 10 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Jackson State.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	6	6	-	-	-	-	0.95
Criminal Offenses	21	18	3	-	8	-	3.32
Disciplinary Actions	31	31	-	-	31	-	4.90
VAWA³	10	10	-	-	1	-	1.58
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	68	65	3	-	40	-	10.75
Rate Per 1000 Students	10.75	10.28	0.47	-	6.32	-	-

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 Jackson 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 Jackson State main campus.

Jackson State Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	36	9	0	21	6	0	0
2022	30 -6	1 -8	6 6	19 -2	4 -2	0 -	0 -
2023	68 38	6 5	21 15	31 12	10 6	0 -	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Jackson State University, 6 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	6	6	-	-	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	3	3	0	-	0
Drug Law Violation	3	3	0	-	0
Liquor Law Violation	-	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 Jackson 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 3.32 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.85 at Jackson State.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	21	18	3	-	8	3.32
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	1	1	-	-	-	0.16
Rape	4	1	3	-	1	0.63
Fondling	1	1	-	-	1	0.16
Robbery	1	1	-	-	1	0.16
Burglary	7	7	-	-	5	1.11
Motor Vehicle Theft	7	7	-	-	-	1.11
Rate per 1000 Stuents	3.32	2.85	0.47	-	1.26	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Jackson State University, 31 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	31	31	-	-	31
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	5	5	-	-	5
Drug Law Violation	21	21	-	-	21
Liquor Law Violation	5	5	-	-	5

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	10	10	-	-	1
Domestic Violence	9	9	0	-	0
Dating Violence	-	0	0	-	0
Stalking	1	1	0	-	1

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How Safe and Secure Jackson State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Jackson 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