University of Dayton Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of Dayton, 364 on-campus, 51 public property, 295 residence halls, and 12 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 39.50. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 34.65. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 6.66 at Dayton.

By violation type, 37 arrests, 70 criminal offenses, and 279 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 27 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 2 hate crimes are reported at Dayton.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	37	19	-	18	2	-	3.52
Criminal Offenses	70	63	-	7	25	-	6.66
Disciplinary Actions	279	253	-	26	253	-	26.56
VAWA³	27	27	-	-	15	-	2.57
Hate Crimes	2	2	-	-	-	-	0.19
Total	415	364	-	51	295	-	39.50
Rate Per 1000 Students	39.50	34.65	-	4.85	28.08	-	-

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 Dayton

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

Dayton Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	651	52	78	498	21	2	13
2022	642 -9	50 -2	70 -8	498 -	20 -1	4 2	9 -4
2023	415 -227	37 -13	70 -	279 -219	27 7	2 -2	10 1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At University of Dayton, 37 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	37	19	-	18	2
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	3	1	-	2	0
Drug Law Violation	7	3	-	4	0
Liquor Law Violation	27	15	-	12	2

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At University of Dayton, 70 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 6.66 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 6.00 at Dayton.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 28 cases, and Burglary was the second most common with 16 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 28 incidents, while Burglary was the second most common with 16 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	70	63	-	7	25	6.66
Rape	8	8	-	-	8	0.76
Fondling	4	3	-	1	3	0.38
Aggravated Assault	11	6	-	5	-	1.05
Burglary	16	16	-	-	13	1.52
Motor Vehicle Theft	28	28	-	-	-	2.67
Arson	2	2	-	-	1	0.19
Rate per 1000 Stuents	6.66	6.00	-	0.67	2.38	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending University of Dayton, 279 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	279	253	-	26	253
Drug Law Violation	23	21	-	2	21
Liquor Law Violation	256	232	-	24	232

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

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

At University of Dayton, 27 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 27 VAWA cases reported including 6 dating violence and 19 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 2.57 at Dayton campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	27	27	-	-	15
Domestic Violence	2	2	-	0	0
Dating Violence	6	6	-	0	5
Stalking	19	19	-	0	10

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Larceny	2	2	-	0	0
Bias Sexual Orientation	2	2	-	0	0

Fires in Residence Halls

At University of Dayton, 12 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Marycrest Complex, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$0-$99
Virginia Kettering Hall, Main Campus	1	Intentional	Door stops mounted on the wall were set on fire.	0/0	$0-$99
Campus South Apartments, Main Campus	2	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Campus South Apartments, Main Campus	2	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Lawnview Apartments, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
GA326, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
GA343, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
323 Stonemill, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Plumwood Apartments, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
19 Rogge , Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure University of Dayton Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Dayton

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