Bismarck State College Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Bismarck State College, 135 on-campus, 133 residence halls, and 1 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 32.10. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 32.10. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.00 at BSC.

By violation type, 2 arrests and 132 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 1 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at BSC.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	2	2	-	-	-	-	0.48
Criminal Offenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Disciplinary Actions	132	132	-	-	132	-	31.38
VAWA³	1	1	-	-	1	-	0.24
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	135	135	-	-	133	-	32.10
Rate Per 1000 Students	32.10	32.10	-	-	31.62	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

BSC Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	101	1	1	97	2	0	1
2022	102 1	0 -1	5 4	97 -	0 -2	0 -	0 -1
2023	135 33	2 2	0 -5	132 35	1 1	0 -	1 1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Bismarck State College, 2 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	2	2	-	-	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	-	-	0
Drug Law Violation	2	2	-	-	0
Liquor Law Violation	-	0	-	-	0

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Bismarck State College, 132 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	132	132	-	-	132
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	3	3	-	-	3
Liquor Law Violation	128	128	-	-	128

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	1	1	-	-	1
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	-	0
Dating Violence	-	0	-	-	0
Stalking	1	1	-	-	1

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Swensen Hall , Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Other	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Bismarck State College Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at BSC

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