Kean University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Kean University, 195 on-campus, 1 public property, and 187 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 14.10. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 14.02. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.50 at Kean.

By violation type, 1 arrests, 7 criminal offenses, and 182 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 4 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 2 hate crimes are reported at Kean.

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

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	1	1	-	-	-	-	0.07
Criminal Offenses	7	6	-	1	3	-	0.50
Disciplinary Actions	182	182	-	-	182	-	13.09
VAWA³	4	4	-	-	2	-	0.29
Hate Crimes	2	2	-	-	-	-	0.14
Total	196	195	-	1	187	-	14.10
Rate Per 1000 Students	14.10	14.02	-	0.07	13.45	-	-

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 Kean

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

Kean Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	149	0	4	142	1	2	0
2022	211 62	1 1	10 6	189 47	6 5	5 3	0 -
2023	196 -15	1 -	7 -3	182 -7	4 -2	2 -3	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Kean 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.)	1	1	-	0	0
Drug Law Violation	-	0	-	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 Kean University, 7 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 0.50 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.43 at Kean.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	7	6	-	1	3	0.50
Rape	3	2	-	1	2	0.22
Statutory Rape	1	1	-	-	1	0.07
Aggravated Assault	1	1	-	-	-	0.07
Motor Vehicle Theft	1	1	-	-	-	0.07
Arson	1	1	-	-	-	0.07
Rate per 1000 Stuents	0.50	0.43	-	0.07	0.22	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Kean University, 182 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	182	182	-	-	182
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	5	5	-	-	5
Drug Law Violation	53	53	-	-	53
Liquor Law Violation	124	124	-	-	124

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	4	4	-	-	2
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	0	0
Dating Violence	3	3	-	0	1
Stalking	1	1	-	0	1

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus
Intimidation	1	1	-
Bias Race	1	1	-
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	1	1	-
Bias Religion	1	1	-

Kean Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
Ocean County College	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

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How Safe and Secure Kean University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Kean

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 Kean Branch