Augustana University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Augustana University, 49 on-campus, and 42 residence halls 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 20.50. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 20.50. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.93 at Augie.

By violation type, 7 criminal offenses and 36 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 5 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 1 hate crimes are reported at Augie.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Offenses	7	7	-	-	2	-	2.93
Disciplinary Actions	36	36	-	-	36	-	15.06
VAWA³	5	5	-	-	4	-	2.09
Hate Crimes	1	1	-	-	-	-	0.42
Total	49	49	-	-	42	-	20.50
Rate Per 1000 Students	20.50	20.50	-	-	17.57	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

Augie Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	83	0	10	67	6	0	2
2022	45 -38	1 1	3 -7	37 -30	4 -2	0 -	0 -2
2023	49 4	0 -1	7 4	36 -1	5 1	1 1	0 -

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Augustana 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 2.93 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.93 at Augie.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	7	7	-	-	2	2.93
Rape	1	1	-	-	1	0.42
Burglary	2	2	-	-	1	0.84
Motor Vehicle Theft	4	4	-	-	-	1.67
Rate per 1000 Stuents	2.93	2.93	-	-	0.84	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Augustana University, 36 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	36	36	-	-	36
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	1	1	-	-	1
Liquor Law Violation	34	34	-	-	34

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

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

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How Safe and Secure Augustana University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Augie

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