William Carey University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At William Carey University, 4 on-campus, 5 public property, and 3 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 1.69. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 0.75. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.56 at William Carey.

By violation type, 1 arrests, 3 criminal offenses, and 3 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 2 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at William Carey.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on William Carey main campus. In addition to the main campus, 9 safety matters are reported at 1 William Carey branch.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	1	-	-	1	-	-	0.19
Criminal Offenses	3	1	-	2	-	-	0.56
Disciplinary Actions	3	3	-	-	3	-	0.56
VAWA³	2	-	-	2	-	-	0.38
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	9	4	-	5	3	-	1.69
Rate Per 1000 Students	1.69	0.75	-	0.94	0.56	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

William Carey Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	4	2	0	2	0	0	0
2022	2 -2	0 -2	1 1	0 -2	1 1	0 -	0 -
2023	9 7	1 1	3 2	3 3	2 1	0 -	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At William Carey 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
Drug Law Violation	1	0	-	1	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 William Carey University, 3 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 0.56 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.19 at William Carey.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	3	1	-	2	-	0.56
Aggravated Assault	2	1	-	1	-	0.38
Rate per 1000 Stuents	0.56	0.19	-	0.38	-	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending William Carey University, 3 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	3	3	-	-	3
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	3	3	-	-	3

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	2	-	-	2	-
Domestic Violence	1	0	-	1	0
Dating Violence	-	0	-	0	0
Stalking	1	0	-	1	0

William Carey Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
Tradition Campus	9	2	2	0	5	0	0

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How Safe and Secure William Carey University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at William Carey

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 William Carey Branch