Elon University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Elon University, 420 on-campus, 8 public property, and 417 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 59.12. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 58.02. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.04 at Elon.

By violation type, 31 arrests, 22 criminal offenses, and 367 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 8 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Elon.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	31	23	-	8	22	-	4.28
Criminal Offenses	22	22	-	-	20	-	3.04
Disciplinary Actions	367	367	-	-	367	-	50.70
VAWA³	8	8	-	-	8	-	1.11
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	428	420	-	8	417	-	59.12
Rate Per 1000 Students	59.12	58.02	-	1.11	57.60	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

Elon Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	412	27	20	355	9	1	0
2022	392 -20	93 66	37 17	254 -101	8 -1	0 -1	0 -
2023	428 36	31 -62	22 -15	367 113	8 -	0 -	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Elon University, 31 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	31	23	-	8	22
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	-	0	0
Drug Law Violation	19	14	-	5	14
Liquor Law Violation	12	9	-	3	8

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Elon University, 22 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 3.04 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.04 at Elon.

By crime category, Rape was the most common with 15 cases, and Fondling was the second most common with 3 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Rape was the most common with 15 incidents, while Fondling was the second most common with 3 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	22	22	-	-	20	3.04
Rape	15	15	-	-	15	2.07
Fondling	3	3	-	-	3	0.41
Burglary	3	3	-	-	2	0.41
Motor Vehicle Theft	1	1	-	-	-	0.14
Rate per 1000 Stuents	3.04	3.04	-	-	2.76	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Elon University, 367 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	367	367	-	-	367
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	73	73	-	-	73
Liquor Law Violation	293	293	-	-	293

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	8	8	-	-	8
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	0	0
Dating Violence	4	4	-	0	4
Stalking	4	4	-	0	4

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How Safe and Secure Elon University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Elon

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