Villanova University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Villanova University, 769 on-campus, 4 out-of-campus, 5 public property, 749 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 77.48. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 76.59. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 7.97 at Villanova.

By violation type, 11 arrests, 80 criminal offenses, and 260 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 424 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 3 hate crimes are reported at Villanova.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	11	6	4	1	1	-	1.10
Criminal Offenses	80	79	-	1	70	-	7.97
Disciplinary Actions	260	258	-	2	258	-	25.89
VAWA³	424	424	-	-	420	-	42.23
Hate Crimes	3	2	-	1	-	-	0.30
Total	778	769	4	5	749	-	77.48
Rate Per 1000 Students	77.48	76.59	0.40	0.50	74.59	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

Villanova Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	418	6	30	364	16	2	3
2022	363 -55	9 3	19 -11	316 -48	17 1	2 -	4 1
2023	778 415	11 2	80 61	260 -56	424 407	3 1	2 -2

Arrests Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	11	6	4	1	1
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	0	0	1	0
Drug Law Violation	4	0	4	0	0
Liquor Law Violation	6	6	0	0	1

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Villanova University, 80 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 7.97 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 7.87 at Villanova.

By crime category, Rape was the most common with 66 cases, and Fondling was the second most common with 4 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Rape was the most common with 66 incidents, while Fondling was the second most common with 4 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	80	79	-	1	70	7.97
Rape	66	66	-	-	63	6.57
Fondling	4	4	-	-	4	0.40
Aggravated Assault	4	3	-	1	1	0.40
Burglary	4	4	-	-	1	0.40
Motor Vehicle Theft	2	2	-	-	1	0.20
Rate per 1000 Stuents	7.97	7.87	-	0.10	6.97	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Villanova University, 260 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	260	258	-	2	258
Drug Law Violation	23	23	-	-	23
Liquor Law Violation	237	235	-	2	235

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

Violence Against Women Act(VAWA) Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Villanova University, 424 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 424 VAWA cases reported including 1 dating violence and 5 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 42.23 at Villanova campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	424	424	-	-	420
Domestic Violence	418	418	0	0	417
Dating Violence	1	1	0	0	1
Stalking	5	5	0	0	2

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Intimidation	3	2	0	1	0
Bias Race	3	2	0	1	0

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Klekotka Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Canon Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Villanova University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Villanova

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