Montana State University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Montana State University, 793 on-campus, 23 out-of-campus, 29 public property, 686 residence halls, and 3 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 49.31. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 46.28. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.86 at MSU.

By violation type, 154 arrests, 49 criminal offenses, and 605 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 29 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 8 hate crimes are reported at MSU.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	154	120	9	25	37	-	8.99
Criminal Offenses	49	39	10	-	27	-	2.86
Disciplinary Actions	605	598	4	3	598	-	35.31
VAWA³	29	29	-	-	20	-	1.69
Hate Crimes	8	7	-	1	4	-	0.47
Total	845	793	23	29	686	-	49.31
Rate Per 1000 Students	49.31	46.28	1.34	1.69	40.04	-	-

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 MSU

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

MSU Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	687	82	37	545	21	2	5
2022	769 82	121 39	30 -7	599 54	16 -5	3 1	4 -1
2023	845 76	154 33	49 19	605 6	29 13	8 5	3 -1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Montana State University, 154 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	154	120	9	25	37
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	0	0	0
Drug Law Violation	11	11	0	0	9
Liquor Law Violation	143	109	9	25	28

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Montana State University, 49 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 2.86 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.28 at MSU.

By crime category, Rape was the most common with 18 cases, and Aggravated Assault was the second most common with 14 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Rape was the most common with 16 incidents, while Fondling was the second most common with 8 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	49	39	10	-	27	2.86
Rape	18	16	2	-	15	1.05
Fondling	10	8	2	-	5	0.58
Incest	1	1	-	-	1	0.06
Aggravated Assault	14	8	6	-	5	0.82
Motor Vehicle Theft	3	3	-	-	-	0.18
Arson	3	3	-	-	1	0.18
Rate per 1000 Stuents	2.86	2.28	0.58	-	1.58	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Montana State University, 605 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	605	598	4	3	598
Drug Law Violation	98	98	-	-	98
Liquor Law Violation	507	500	4	3	500

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

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

At Montana State University, 29 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 29 VAWA cases reported including 9 dating violence and 16 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 1.69 at MSU campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	29	29	-	-	20
Domestic Violence	4	4	0	0	3
Dating Violence	9	9	0	0	8
Stalking	16	16	0	0	9

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

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

For students attending Montana State University, 8 hate crimes are reported.

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Simple Assault	1	1	0	1
Bias Race	1	1	0	1
Intimidation	6	5	1	3
Bias Race	3	3	0	1
Bias Religion	1	1	0	1
Bias Sexual Orientation	2	1	1	1
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	1	1	0	0
Bias Gender	1	1	0	0

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

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Johnstone Center, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Open flames	0/0	$0-$99
Hannon Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$0-$99
Julia Martin East , Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Open flames	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Montana State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at MSU

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