Stony Brook University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Stony Brook University, 259 on-campus, 2 public property, 230 residence halls, and 4 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 9.78. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 9.70. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.24 at SUNY Stony Brook.

By violation type, 4 arrests, 33 criminal offenses, and 193 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 31 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at SUNY Stony Brook.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	4	3	-	1	1	-	0.15
Criminal Offenses	33	32	-	1	13	-	1.24
Disciplinary Actions	193	193	-	-	193	-	7.23
VAWA³	31	31	-	-	23	-	1.16
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	261	259	-	2	230	-	9.78
Rate Per 1000 Students	9.78	9.70	-	0.07	8.62	-	-

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 SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	219	6	37	130	45	1	11
2022	224 5	2 -4	43 6	143 13	35 -10	1 -	4 -7
2023	261 37	4 2	33 -10	193 50	31 -4	0 -1	4 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Stony Brook University, 4 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	4	3	-	1	1
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	3	3	-	0	1
Drug Law Violation	-	0	-	0	0
Liquor Law Violation	1	0	-	1	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Stony Brook University, 33 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 1.24 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.20 at SUNY Stony Brook.

By crime category, Rape was the most common with 11 cases, and Fondling was the second most common with 10 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Rape was the most common with 11 incidents, while Fondling was the second most common with 10 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	33	32	-	1	13	1.24
Rape	11	11	-	-	8	0.41
Fondling	10	10	-	-	3	0.37
Robbery	3	2	-	1	-	0.11
Aggravated Assault	5	5	-	-	1	0.19
Burglary	1	1	-	-	1	0.04
Motor Vehicle Theft	3	3	-	-	-	0.11
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.24	1.20	-	0.04	0.49	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Stony Brook University, 193 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	193	193	-	-	193
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	2	2	-	-	2
Drug Law Violation	46	46	-	-	46
Liquor Law Violation	145	145	-	-	145

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

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

At Stony Brook University, 31 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 31 VAWA cases reported including 16 dating violence and 11 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 1.16 at SUNY Stony Brook campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	31	31	-	-	23
Domestic Violence	4	4	-	0	2
Dating Violence	16	16	-	0	16
Stalking	11	11	-	0	5

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

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Keller Hall	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Ammann Hall	1	Unintentional	Other	0/0	$100-$999
Hand Hall	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Chapin C Apartments	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Stony Brook University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at SUNY Stony Brook

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