Francis Marion University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Francis Marion University, 77 on-campus, 59 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 18.73. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 18.73. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.70 at Francis Marion.

By violation type, 16 arrests, 7 criminal offenses, and 49 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 5 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Francis Marion.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	16	16	-	-	3	-	3.89
Criminal Offenses	7	7	-	-	5	-	1.70
Disciplinary Actions	49	49	-	-	49	-	11.92
VAWA³	5	5	-	-	2	-	1.22
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	77	77	-	-	59	-	18.73
Rate Per 1000 Students	18.73	18.73	-	-	14.35	-	-

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 Francis Marion

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

Francis Marion Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	68	2	2	60	4	0	1
2022	42 -26	6 4	1 -1	34 -26	1 -3	0 -	3 2
2023	77 35	16 10	7 6	49 15	5 4	0 -	1 -2

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Francis Marion University, 16 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	16	16	-	-	3
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	4	4	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	9	9	-	-	2
Liquor Law Violation	3	3	-	-	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Francis Marion University, 7 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 1.70 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.70 at Francis Marion.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	7	7	-	-	5	1.70
Rape	3	3	-	-	3	0.73
Aggravated Assault	2	2	-	-	1	0.49
Burglary	2	2	-	-	1	0.49
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.70	1.70	-	-	1.22	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Francis Marion University, 49 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	49	49	-	-	49
Drug Law Violation	18	18	-	-	18
Liquor Law Violation	31	31	-	-	31

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	5	5	-	-	2
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	-	0
Dating Violence	5	5	-	-	2
Stalking	-	0	-	-	0

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Marion State Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Open flames	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Francis Marion University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Francis Marion

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