High Point University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At High Point University, 309 on-campus, and 272 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 48.81. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 48.81. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 5.21 at HPU.

By violation type, 21 arrests, 33 criminal offenses, and 239 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 15 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 1 hate crimes are reported at HPU.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	21	21	-	-	8	-	3.32
Criminal Offenses	33	33	-	-	12	-	5.21
Disciplinary Actions	239	239	-	-	239	-	37.75
VAWA³	15	15	-	-	12	-	2.37
Hate Crimes	1	1	-	-	1	-	0.16
Total	309	309	-	-	272	-	48.81
Rate Per 1000 Students	48.81	48.81	-	-	42.96	-	-

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 HPU

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

HPU Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	463	19	40	384	20	0	2
2022	362 -101	25 6	38 -2	281 -103	18 -2	0 -	1 -1
2023	309 -53	21 -4	33 -5	239 -42	15 -3	1 1	0 -1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At High Point University, 21 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	21	21	-	-	8
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	5	5	-	-	3
Drug Law Violation	9	9	-	-	4
Liquor Law Violation	7	7	-	-	1

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At High Point 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 5.21 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 5.21 at HPU.

By crime category, Burglary was the most common with 12 cases, and Rape was the second most common with 11 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Burglary was the most common with 12 incidents, while Rape was the second most common with 11 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	33	33	-	-	12	5.21
Rape	11	11	-	-	6	1.74
Fondling	3	3	-	-	2	0.47
Aggravated Assault	4	4	-	-	4	0.63
Burglary	12	12	-	-	-	1.90
Motor Vehicle Theft	3	3	-	-	-	0.47
Rate per 1000 Stuents	5.21	5.21	-	-	1.90	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending High Point University, 239 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	239	239	-	-	239
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	9	9	-	-	9
Drug Law Violation	68	68	-	-	68
Liquor Law Violation	162	162	-	-	162

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	15	15	-	-	12
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	-	0
Dating Violence	10	10	-	-	8
Stalking	5	5	-	-	4

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Intimidation	1	1	-	-	1
Bias Nation Origin	1	1	-	-	1

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How Safe and Secure High Point University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at HPU

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

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