SUNY College at Potsdam Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At SUNY College at Potsdam, 24 on-campus, 2 public property, and 22 residence halls 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 9.18. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 8.47. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.06 at SUNY Potsdam.

By violation type, 3 criminal offenses and 19 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 3 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 1 hate crimes are reported at SUNY Potsdam.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Offenses	3	2	-	1	2	-	1.06
Disciplinary Actions	19	18	-	1	18	-	6.71
VAWA³	3	3	-	-	2	-	1.06
Hate Crimes	1	1	-	-	-	-	0.35
Total	26	24	-	2	22	-	9.18
Rate Per 1000 Students	9.18	8.47	-	0.71	7.77	-	-

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 Potsdam

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 Potsdam main campus.

SUNY Potsdam Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	71	14	13	37	4	3	1
2022	47 -24	8 -6	9 -4	16 -21	13 9	1 -2	0 -1
2023	26 -21	0 -8	3 -6	19 3	3 -10	1 -	0 -

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At SUNY College at Potsdam, 3 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 1.06 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.71 at SUNY Potsdam.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	3	2	-	1	2	1.06
Fondling	1	1	-	-	1	0.35
Arson	1	1	-	-	1	0.35
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.06	0.71	-	0.35	0.71	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending SUNY College at Potsdam, 19 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	19	18	-	1	18
Liquor Law Violation	19	18	-	1	18

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

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

At SUNY College at Potsdam, 3 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	3	3	-	-	2
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	0	0
Dating Violence	2	2	-	0	2
Stalking	1	1	-	0	0

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	1	1	-	0	0
Bias Sexual Orientation	1	1	-	0	0

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How Safe and Secure SUNY College at Potsdam Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at SUNY Potsdam

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