Rutgers Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 153 on-campus, 9 out-of-campus, 30 public property, 69 residence halls, and 49 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 3.67. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 2.93. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.70 at Rutgers.

By violation type, 21 arrests, 89 criminal offenses, and 2 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 78 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 2 hate crimes are reported at Rutgers.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	21	14	-	7	2	-	0.40
Criminal Offenses	89	60	9	20	23	-	1.70
Disciplinary Actions	2	2	-	-	2	-	0.04
VAWA³	78	76	-	2	42	-	1.49
Hate Crimes	2	1	-	1	-	-	0.04
Total	192	153	9	30	69	-	3.67
Rate Per 1000 Students	3.67	2.93	0.17	0.57	1.32	-	-

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 Rutgers

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

Rutgers Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	165	27	96	4	35	3	24
2022	258 93	26 -1	106 10	22 18	92 57	12 9	18 -6
2023	192 -66	21 -5	89 -17	2 -20	78 -14	2 -10	29 11

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 21 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	21	14	-	7	2
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	6	5	0	1	2
Drug Law Violation	9	7	0	2	0
Liquor Law Violation	6	2	0	4	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 89 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 1.70 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.15 at Rutgers.

By crime category, Burglary was the most common with 28 cases, and Rape was the second most common with 16 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Burglary was the most common with 24 incidents, while Rape was the second most common with 14 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	89	60	9	20	23	1.70
Rape	16	14	2	-	10	0.31
Fondling	14	9	-	5	6	0.27
Aggravated Assault	11	5	1	5	3	0.21
Burglary	28	24	4	-	4	0.54
Motor Vehicle Theft	8	6	2	-	-	0.15
Arson	2	2	-	-	-	0.04
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.70	1.15	0.17	0.38	0.44	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 2 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	2	2	-	-	2
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	2	2	-	-	2

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

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

At Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 78 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 76 VAWA cases reported including 0 dating violence and 13 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 1.45 at Rutgers campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	78	76	-	2	42
Domestic Violence	64	63	0	1	40
Dating Violence	-	0	0	0	0
Stalking	14	13	0	1	2

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	2	1	0	1	0
Bias Religion	2	1	0	1	0

Fires in Residence Halls

At Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 49 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Stonier Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Frelinghuysen Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Open flames	0/0	$0-$99
University Center, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Newell Apts. 93-112, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Newell Apts. 177-204, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Starkey Apts. 549-572, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Starkey Apts. 573-596, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Perry Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Gibbons Hall BL, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Machinery/Industrial	0/0	$100-$999
Henderson Apt. 1-24, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Nichols Apts. 1-24, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Nichols Apts. 49-72, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Open flames	0/0	$0-$99
Nichols Apts. 97-120, Main Campus	2	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$100-$999
Nichols Apts. 97-120, Main Campus	2	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Metzger, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Heating equipment	0/0	$0-$99
Richardson Apts. 209-232, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Richardson Apts. 161-184, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Buell Apts. 301-324, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Crosby, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Smoking materials	0/0	$0-$99
Winkler, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Open flames	0/0	$100-$999
Livingston Housing A, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Livingston Housing B, Main Campus	3	Unintentional	Heating equipment	0/0	$100-$999
Livingston Housing B, Main Campus	3	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Livingston Housing B, Main Campus	3	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Livingston Housing C, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$100-$999
Sojourner Truth Apartments (The Yard), Main Campus	4	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Sojourner Truth Apartments (The Yard), Main Campus	4	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Sojourner Truth Apartments (The Yard), Main Campus	4	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Sojourner Truth Apartments (The Yard), Main Campus	4	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Rutgers University-New Brunswick Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Rutgers

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