The College of New Jersey Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At The College of New Jersey, 149 on-campus, 1 public property, 141 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 18.43. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 18.30. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.35 at TCNJ.

By violation type, 1 arrests, 11 criminal offenses, and 131 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 7 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at TCNJ.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	1	1	-	-	1	-	0.12
Criminal Offenses	11	11	-	-	7	-	1.35
Disciplinary Actions	131	131	-	-	131	-	16.09
VAWA³	7	6	-	1	2	-	0.86
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	150	149	-	1	141	-	18.43
Rate Per 1000 Students	18.43	18.30	-	0.12	17.32	-	-

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 TCNJ

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

TCNJ Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	304	18	8	267	11	0	0
2022	202 -102	1 -17	9 1	174 -93	18 7	0 -	0 -
2023	150 -52	1 -	11 2	131 -43	7 -11	0 -	2 2

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At The College of New Jersey, 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	-	-	1
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	-	0	0
Drug Law Violation	-	0	-	0	0
Liquor Law Violation	1	1	-	0	1

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At The College of New Jersey, 11 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 1.35 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.35 at TCNJ.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	11	11	-	-	7	1.35
Rape	4	4	-	-	4	0.49
Fondling	1	1	-	-	1	0.12
Aggravated Assault	1	1	-	-	-	0.12
Burglary	3	3	-	-	2	0.37
Motor Vehicle Theft	2	2	-	-	-	0.25
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.35	1.35	-	-	0.86	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending The College of New Jersey, 131 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	131	131	-	-	131
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	5	5	-	-	5
Drug Law Violation	19	19	-	-	19
Liquor Law Violation	107	107	-	-	107

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	7	6	-	1	2
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	0	0
Dating Violence	3	2	-	1	2
Stalking	4	4	-	0	0

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Wolfe Hall , Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$0-$99
46 Carlton Ave., Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Other	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure The College of New Jersey Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at TCNJ

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