Swarthmore College Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Swarthmore College, 127 on-campus, 98 residence halls, and 16 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 78.25. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 78.25. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 22.18 at Swat.

By violation type, 11 arrests, 36 criminal offenses, and 54 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 16 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 10 hate crimes are reported at Swat.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	11	11	-	-	6	-	6.78
Criminal Offenses	36	36	-	-	22	-	22.18
Disciplinary Actions	54	54	-	-	54	-	33.27
VAWA³	16	16	-	-	11	-	9.86
Hate Crimes	10	10	-	-	5	-	6.16
Total	127	127	-	-	98	-	78.25
Rate Per 1000 Students	78.25	78.25	-	-	60.38	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

Swat Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	58	8	10	39	1	0	0
2022	112 54	9 1	12 2	81 42	10 9	0 -	1 1
2023	127 15	11 2	36 24	54 -27	16 6	10 10	4 3

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Swarthmore College, 11 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	11	11	-	-	6
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	-	-	0
Drug Law Violation	1	1	-	-	0
Liquor Law Violation	10	10	-	-	6

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Swarthmore College, 36 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 22.18 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 22.18 at Swat.

By crime category, Burglary was the most common with 12 cases, and Rape was the second most common with 9 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Burglary was the most common with 12 incidents, while Rape was the second most common with 9 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	36	36	-	-	22	22.18
Rape	9	9	-	-	5	5.55
Fondling	4	4	-	-	2	2.46
Aggravated Assault	1	1	-	-	-	0.62
Burglary	12	12	-	-	11	7.39
Motor Vehicle Theft	6	6	-	-	-	3.70
Arson	4	4	-	-	4	2.46
Rate per 1000 Stuents	22.18	22.18	-	-	13.56	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Swarthmore College, 54 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	54	54	-	-	54
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	13	13	-	-	13
Liquor Law Violation	40	40	-	-	40

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	16	16	-	-	11
Domestic Violence	2	2	-	-	1
Dating Violence	8	8	-	-	8
Stalking	6	6	-	-	2

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

For students attending Swarthmore College, 10 hate crimes are reported.

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Simple Assault	2	2	-	-	0
Bias Nation Origin	2	2	-	-	0
Intimidation	1	1	-	-	1
Bias Nation Origin	1	1	-	-	1
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	7	7	-	-	4
Bias Religion	1	1	-	-	1
Bias Ethnicity	4	4	-	-	1
Bias Nation Origin	2	2	-	-	2

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

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Willets Hall, Main Campus	4	Intentional	Arson - lighter	0/0	$0-$99
Willets Hall, Main Campus	4	Intentional	Arson - lighter	0/0	$0-$99
Willets Hall, Main Campus	4	Intentional	Arson - lighter	0/0	$0-$99
Willets Hall, Main Campus	4	Intentional	Arson - lighter	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Swarthmore College Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Swat

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