University at Buffalo Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University at Buffalo, 280 on-campus, 4 out-of-campus, 3 public property, 244 residence halls, and 5 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 9.00. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 8.78. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.41 at UB.

By violation type, 45 criminal offenses and 209 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 31 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 2 hate crimes are reported at UB.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Offenses	45	45	-	-	12	-	1.41
Disciplinary Actions	209	209	-	-	209	-	6.55
VAWA³	31	24	4	3	23	-	0.97
Hate Crimes	2	2	-	-	-	-	0.06
Total	287	280	4	3	244	-	9.00
Rate Per 1000 Students	9.00	8.78	0.13	0.09	7.65	-	-

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 UB

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

UB Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	343	2	22	313	6	0	4
2022	293 -50	4 2	40 18	235 -78	14 8	0 -	6 2
2023	287 -6	0 -4	45 5	209 -26	31 17	2 2	5 -1

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At University at Buffalo, 45 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 1.41 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.41 at UB.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 25 cases, and Burglary was the second most common with 9 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 25 incidents, while Burglary was the second most common with 9 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	45	45	-	-	12	1.41
Rape	4	4	-	-	3	0.13
Fondling	5	5	-	-	2	0.16
Burglary	9	9	-	-	5	0.28
Motor Vehicle Theft	25	25	-	-	-	0.78
Arson	2	2	-	-	2	0.06
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.41	1.41	-	-	0.38	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending University at Buffalo, 209 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	209	209	-	-	209
Drug Law Violation	8	8	-	-	8
Liquor Law Violation	201	201	-	-	201

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

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

At University at Buffalo, 31 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 24 VAWA cases reported including 11 dating violence and 2 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 0.75 at UB campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	31	24	4	3	23
Domestic Violence	14	11	2	1	11
Dating Violence	14	11	2	1	11
Stalking	3	2	0	1	1

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus
Intimidation	1	1
Bias Religion	1	1
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	1	1
Bias Religion	1	1

Fires in Residence Halls

At University at Buffalo, 5 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Fargo Quad, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Other	0/0	$10,000-$24,999
Lehman Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$100-$999
Roosevelt Hall, Main Campus	1	Intentional	Motion detector damaged by holding a flaming device to it	0/0	$100-$999
Flickenger Court, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$100-$999
Flint Village, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$100-$999

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How Safe and Secure University at Buffalo Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at UB

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