Rider University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Rider University, 33 on-campus, 21 residence halls, and 2 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 8.24. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 8.24. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.00 at Rider.

By violation type, 3 arrests, 8 criminal offenses, and 12 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 6 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 4 hate crimes are reported at Rider.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on Rider main campus. In addition to the main campus, 2 safety matters are reported at 1 Rider branch.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	3	3	-	-	-	-	0.75
Criminal Offenses	8	8	-	-	5	-	2.00
Disciplinary Actions	12	12	-	-	12	-	3.00
VAWA³	6	6	-	-	3	-	1.50
Hate Crimes	4	4	-	-	1	-	1.00
Total	33	33	-	-	21	-	8.24
Rate Per 1000 Students	8.24	8.24	-	-	5.25	-	-

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 Rider

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

Rider Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	41	1	13	21	4	2	0
2022	41 -	0 -1	12 -1	22 1	7 3	0 -2	0 -
2023	33 -8	3 3	8 -4	12 -10	6 -1	4 4	2 2

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Rider University, 3 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	3	3	-	-	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	3	3	-	-	0
Drug Law Violation	-	0	-	-	0
Liquor Law Violation	-	0	-	-	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Rider University, 8 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 2.00 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.00 at Rider.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	8	8	-	-	5	2.00
Rape	2	2	-	-	2	0.50
Aggravated Assault	3	3	-	-	-	0.75
Burglary	1	1	-	-	1	0.25
Arson	2	2	-	-	2	0.50
Rate per 1000 Stuents	2.00	2.00	-	-	1.25	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Rider University, 12 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	12	12	-	-	12
Liquor Law Violation	12	12	-	-	12

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	6	6	-	-	3
Domestic Violence	4	4	-	-	3
Dating Violence	-	0	-	-	0
Stalking	2	2	-	-	0

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	4	4	-	-	1
Bias Race	2	2	-	-	0
Bias Gender	1	1	-	-	0
Bias Ethnicity	1	1	-	-	1

Fires in Residence Halls

At Rider University, 2 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Olson Hall, Main Campus	1	Intentional	The fire was caused by the intentional discharge of fireworks in a residence hall, hallway. The damaged property consisted of carpeting and paint. No one was injured or killed.	0/0	$100-$999
Switlik Hall, Main Campus	1	Intentional	The fire was caused by the intentional discharge of fireworks in a residence hall, hallway. The damaged property consisted of carpeting and paint. No one was injured or killed	0/0	$100-$999

Rider Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
Westminster Choir College of Rider University	2	0	2	0	0	0	0

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How Safe and Secure Rider University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Rider

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 Rider Branch