University of Mississippi Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of Mississippi, 243 on-campus, 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 9.19. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 9.19. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.98 at Ole Miss.

By violation type, 21 arrests, 26 criminal offenses, and 159 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 37 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Ole Miss.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on Ole Miss main campus. In addition to the main campus, 41 safety matters are reported at 1 Ole Miss branch.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	21	21	-	-	-	-	0.79
Criminal Offenses	26	26	-	-	17	-	0.98
Disciplinary Actions	159	159	-	-	159	-	6.01
VAWA³	37	37	-	-	16	-	1.40
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	243	243	-	-	192	-	9.19
Rate Per 1000 Students	9.19	9.19	-	-	7.26	-	-

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 Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	266	30	19	194	23	0	2
2022	278 12	21 -9	28 9	206 12	23 -	0 -	0 -2
2023	243 -35	21 -	26 -2	159 -47	37 14	0 -	1 1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At University of Mississippi, 21 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	21	21	-	-	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	0
Drug Law Violation	12	12	-	-	0
Liquor Law Violation	8	8	-	-	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At University of Mississippi, 26 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 0.98 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.98 at Ole Miss.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	26	26	-	-	17	0.98
Rape	10	10	-	-	7	0.38
Fondling	6	6	-	-	5	0.23
Burglary	7	7	-	-	4	0.26
Motor Vehicle Theft	2	2	-	-	-	0.08
Arson	1	1	-	-	1	0.04
Rate per 1000 Stuents	0.98	0.98	-	-	0.64	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending University of Mississippi, 159 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	159	159	-	-	159
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	4	4	-	-	4
Drug Law Violation	59	59	-	-	59
Liquor Law Violation	96	96	-	-	96

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

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

At University of Mississippi, 37 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 37 VAWA cases reported including 11 dating violence and 22 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 1.40 at Ole Miss campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	37	37	-	-	16
Domestic Violence	4	4	-	-	3
Dating Violence	11	11	-	-	6
Stalking	22	22	-	-	7

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

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Stockard Hall, Main Campus	1	Intentional	Student lite paper towels and clothes in bathroom	0/0	$50,000-$99,999

Ole Miss Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER	41	15	13	0	13	0	0

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How Safe and Secure University of Mississippi Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Ole Miss

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 1 Ole Miss Branch