Montclair State Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Montclair State University, 55 on-campus, 37 residence halls, and 4 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 2.35. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 2.35. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.64 at Montclair State.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Offenses	15	15	-	-	8	-	0.64
Disciplinary Actions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
VAWA³	39	39	-	-	28	-	1.67
Hate Crimes	1	1	-	-	1	-	0.04
Total	55	55	-	-	37	-	2.35
Rate Per 1000 Students	2.35	2.35	-	-	1.58	-	-

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 Montclair 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 Montclair State main campus.

Montclair State Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	49	3	20	7	18	1	3
2022	48 -1	2 -1	22 2	0 -7	22 4	2 1	6 3
2023	55 7	0 -2	15 -7	0 -	39 17	1 -1	4 -2

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Montclair State University, 15 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 0.64 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.64 at Montclair State.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	15	15	-	-	8	0.64
Rape	4	4	-	-	3	0.17
Aggravated Assault	2	2	-	-	1	0.09
Burglary	7	7	-	-	4	0.30
Motor Vehicle Theft	2	2	-	-	-	0.09
Rate per 1000 Stuents	0.64	0.64	-	-	0.34	-

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

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

At Montclair State University, 39 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 39 VAWA cases reported including 14 dating violence and 5 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 1.67 at Montclair State campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	39	39	-	-	28
Domestic Violence	20	20	-	-	16
Dating Violence	14	14	-	-	11
Stalking	5	5	-	-	1

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Intimidation	1	1	-	-	1
Bias Race	1	1	-	-	1

Fires in Residence Halls

At Montclair State University, 4 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Hawks Crossing Apts 100, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Hawks Crossing Apts 200, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Hawks Crossing Apts 300, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Fenwick Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Montclair State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Montclair 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