How Safe and Secure Columbia University in the City of New York Campuses?

At Columbia University in the City of New York, 225 on-campus, 1 out-of-campus, 44 public property, 195 residence halls, and 14 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 7.68. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 6.40. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.93 at Columbia University.

By violation type, 4 arrests, 103 criminal offenses, and 127 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 34 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 2 hate crimes are reported at Columbia University.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on Columbia University main campus. In addition to the main campus, 53 safety matters are reported at 2 Columbia University branches.

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

At Columbia University in the City of New York, 4 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

At Columbia University in the City of New York, 103 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 2.93 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.76 at Columbia University.

By crime category, Burglary was the most common with 36 cases, and Motor Vehicle Theft was the second most common with 26 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Burglary was the most common with 36 incidents, while Rape was the second most common with 11 incidents.

For students attending Columbia University in the City of New York, 127 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

At Columbia University in the City of New York, 34 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 33 VAWA cases reported including 9 dating violence and 16 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 0.94 at Columbia University campuses.

For students attending Columbia University in the City of New York, 2 hate crimes are reported.

At Columbia University in the City of New York, 14 residence hall fires are reported.

There are 53 more safety issues at Columbia University campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.