Ursinus College Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Ursinus College, 90 on-campus, 1 public property, 84 residence halls, and 2 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 60.59. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 59.92. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 9.99 at Ursinus.

By violation type, 1 arrests, 15 criminal offenses, and 68 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 4 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 3 hate crimes are reported at Ursinus.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	1	1	-	-	-	-	0.67
Criminal Offenses	15	15	-	-	11	-	9.99
Disciplinary Actions	68	68	-	-	68	-	45.27
VAWA³	4	4	-	-	3	-	2.66
Hate Crimes	3	2	-	1	2	-	2.00
Total	91	90	-	1	84	-	60.59
Rate Per 1000 Students	60.59	59.92	-	0.67	55.93	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

Ursinus Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	121	0	20	90	10	1	4
2022	105 -16	0 -	16 -4	85 -5	3 -7	1 -	2 -2
2023	91 -14	1 1	15 -1	68 -17	4 1	3 2	2 -

Arrests Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	1	1	-	-	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	0	0
Drug Law Violation	-	0	-	0	0
Liquor Law Violation	-	0	-	0	0

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Ursinus College, 15 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 9.99 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 9.99 at Ursinus.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	15	15	-	-	11	9.99
Rape	3	3	-	-	3	2.00
Fondling	8	8	-	-	7	5.33
Burglary	2	2	-	-	1	1.33
Motor Vehicle Theft	2	2	-	-	-	1.33
Rate per 1000 Stuents	9.99	9.99	-	-	7.32	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Ursinus College, 68 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	68	68	-	-	68
Drug Law Violation	15	15	-	-	15
Liquor Law Violation	53	53	-	-	53

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	4	4	-	-	3
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	0	0
Dating Violence	2	2	-	0	2
Stalking	2	2	-	0	1

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Intimidation	1	0	-	1	0
Bias Race	1	0	-	1	0
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	2	2	-	0	2
Bias Religion	1	1	-	0	1
Bias Gender Identity	1	1	-	0	1

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
777 E. Main St., Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Wicks Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99

Most Searched Pennsylvania Colleges (last 30 days)

Undergraduate

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Public, 4-year | University Park
University of Pennsylvania Private, 4-year | Philadelphia
Carnegie Mellon University Private, 4-year | Pittsburgh
Villanova University Private, 4-year | Villanova
Drexel University Private, 4-year | Philadelphia
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Public, 4-year | Pittsburgh
Temple University Public, 4-year | Philadelphia
Bucknell University Private, 4-year | Lewisburg
Lehigh University Private, 4-year | Bethlehem
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango Public, 4-year | Sharon

compare schools

Graduate

University of Pennsylvania Private, 4-year | Philadelphia
Thomas Jefferson University Private, 4-year | Philadelphia
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Public, 4-year | University Park
Carnegie Mellon University Private, 4-year | Pittsburgh
Drexel University Private, 4-year | Philadelphia
West Chester University of Pennsylvania Public, 4-year | West Chester
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Public, 4-year | Pittsburgh
Lehigh University Private, 4-year | Bethlehem
Temple University Public, 4-year | Philadelphia
Pennsylvania College of Technology Public, 4-year | Williamsport

compare schools

Online Schools

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Public, 4-year | University Park
ASPIRA City College Private, 2-4 year | Philadelphia
Carnegie Mellon University Private, 4-year | Pittsburgh
University of Pennsylvania Private, 4-year | Philadelphia
Villanova University Private, 4-year | Villanova
Westminster Theological Seminary Private, 4-year | Glenside
Harrisburg Area Community College Public, 2-4 year | Harrisburg
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Public, 4-year | Pittsburgh
Reading Area Community College Public, 2-4 year | Reading
Gettysburg College Private, 4-year | Gettysburg

compare schools

Trade Schools

Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute Private, 2-4 year | Wyomissing
New Castle School of Trades Private, 2-4 year | New Castle
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg Private, 2-4 year | Lewisburg
Jean Madeline Aveda Institute Private, Less than 2-year | Philadelphia
Empire Beauty School-Monroeville Private, Less than 2-year | Monroeville
Pennco Tech-Bristol Private, Less than 2-year | Bristol
YTI Career Institute-York Private, 2-4 year | York
Venus Beauty Academy Private, Less than 2-year | Aston
Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia Private, Less than 2-year | Philadelphia
Berks Career & Technology Center Public, Less than 2-year | Leesport

compare schools

How Safe and Secure Ursinus College Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Ursinus

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