Defiance College Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Defiance College, 23 on-campus, 5 public property, and 17 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 49.30. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 40.49. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 21.13 at Defiance.

By violation type, 1 arrests, 12 criminal offenses, and 14 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 1 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Defiance.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	1	1	-	-	-	-	1.76
Criminal Offenses	12	7	-	5	2	-	21.13
Disciplinary Actions	14	14	-	-	14	-	24.65
VAWA³	1	1	-	-	1	-	1.76
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	28	23	-	5	17	-	49.30
Rate Per 1000 Students	49.30	40.49	-	8.80	29.93	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

Defiance Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	26	0	5	16	5	0	0
2022	26 -	0 -	5 -	20 4	1 -4	0 -	0 -
2023	28 2	1 1	12 7	14 -6	1 -	0 -	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Defiance College, 1 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	1	1	-	-	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	-	0	0
Drug Law Violation	1	1	-	0	0
Liquor Law Violation	-	0	-	0	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Defiance College, 12 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 21.13 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 12.32 at Defiance.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	12	7	-	5	2	21.13
Rape	4	2	-	2	-	7.04
Fondling	4	3	-	1	2	7.04
Statutory Rape	4	2	-	2	-	7.04
Rate per 1000 Stuents	21.13	12.32	-	8.80	3.52	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Defiance College, 14 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	14	14	-	-	14
Drug Law Violation	11	11	-	-	11
Liquor Law Violation	3	3	-	-	3

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

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How Safe and Secure Defiance College Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Defiance

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