Mercyhurst University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Mercyhurst University, 77 on-campus, 74 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 29.26. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 29.26. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.80 at Mercyhurst.

By violation type, 2 arrests, 10 criminal offenses, and 52 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 13 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Mercyhurst.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	2	2	-	-	2	-	0.76
Criminal Offenses	10	10	-	-	9	-	3.80
Disciplinary Actions	52	52	-	-	52	-	19.76
VAWA³	13	13	-	-	11	-	4.94
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	77	77	-	-	74	-	29.26
Rate Per 1000 Students	29.26	29.26	-	-	28.12	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

Mercyhurst Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	188	19	5	161	3	0	0
2022	110 -78	5 -14	7 2	93 -68	5 2	0 -	1 1
2023	77 -33	2 -3	10 3	52 -41	13 8	0 -	1 -

Arrests Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	2	2	-	-	2
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	-	-	0
Drug Law Violation	-	0	-	-	0
Liquor Law Violation	2	2	-	-	2

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Mercyhurst University, 10 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 3.80 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.80 at Mercyhurst.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	10	10	-	-	9	3.80
Rape	5	5	-	-	5	1.90
Fondling	4	4	-	-	3	1.52
Aggravated Assault	1	1	-	-	1	0.38
Rate per 1000 Stuents	3.80	3.80	-	-	3.42	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Mercyhurst University, 52 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	52	52	-	-	52
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	22	22	-	-	22
Liquor Law Violation	29	29	-	-	29

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	13	13	-	-	11
Domestic Violence	1	1	-	-	0
Dating Violence	8	8	-	-	8
Stalking	4	4	-	-	3

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
BRIGGS APTS. #4, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$1,000-$9,999

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How Safe and Secure Mercyhurst University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Mercyhurst

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