DSU Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Dickinson State University, 41 on-campus, 1 public property, and 38 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 29.79. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 29.08. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.71 at DSU.

By violation type, 3 arrests, 1 criminal offenses, and 38 disciplinary actions are reported.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	3	2	-	1	-	-	2.13
Criminal Offenses	1	1	-	-	-	-	0.71
Disciplinary Actions	38	38	-	-	38	-	26.95
VAWA³	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	42	41	-	1	38	-	29.79
Rate Per 1000 Students	29.79	29.08	-	0.71	26.95	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

DSU Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	4	3	0	1	0	0	0
2022	17 13	1 -2	2 2	13 12	1 1	0 -	3 3
2023	42 25	3 2	1 -1	38 25	0 -1	0 -	0 -3

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Dickinson State University, 3 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	3	2	-	1	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	-	0	0
Drug Law Violation	1	0	-	1	0
Liquor Law Violation	2	2	-	0	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Dickinson State University, 1 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 0.71 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.71 at DSU.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	1	1	-	-	-	0.71
Aggravated Assault	1	1	-	-	-	0.71
Rate per 1000 Stuents	0.71	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 Dickinson State University, 38 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	38	38	-	-	38
Liquor Law Violation	38	38	-	-	38

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

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How Safe and Secure Dickinson State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at DSU

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