Otterbein University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Otterbein University, 36 on-campus, 2 public property, and 35 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 16.30. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 15.44. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.72 at Otterbein.

By violation type, 2 arrests, 4 criminal offenses, and 29 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 3 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Otterbein.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	2	-	-	2	-	-	0.86
Criminal Offenses	4	4	-	-	3	-	1.72
Disciplinary Actions	29	29	-	-	29	-	12.44
VAWA³	3	3	-	-	3	-	1.29
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	38	36	-	2	35	-	16.30
Rate Per 1000 Students	16.30	15.44	-	0.86	15.01	-	-

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 Otterbein

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

Otterbein Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	32	7	4	11	10	0	0
2022	61 29	5 -2	7 3	41 30	8 -2	0 -	0 -
2023	38 -23	2 -3	4 -3	29 -12	3 -5	0 -	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Otterbein University, 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.)	1	0	-	1	0
Drug Law Violation	1	0	-	1	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 Otterbein University, 4 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 1.72 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.72 at Otterbein.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	4	4	-	-	3	1.72
Burglary	3	3	-	-	3	1.29
Motor Vehicle Theft	1	1	-	-	-	0.43
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.72	1.72	-	-	1.29	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Otterbein University, 29 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	29	29	-	-	29
Drug Law Violation	3	3	-	-	3
Liquor Law Violation	26	26	-	-	26

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	3	3	-	-	3
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	0	0
Dating Violence	1	1	-	0	1
Stalking	2	2	-	0	2

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How Safe and Secure Otterbein University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Otterbein

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