Belmont University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Belmont University, 221 on-campus, and 208 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 25.11. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 25.11. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.16 at Belmont.

By violation type, 19 criminal offenses and 188 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 14 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Belmont.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Offenses	19	19	-	-	17	-	2.16
Disciplinary Actions	188	188	-	-	188	-	21.36
VAWA³	14	14	-	-	3	-	1.59
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	221	221	-	-	208	-	25.11
Rate Per 1000 Students	25.11	25.11	-	-	23.63	-	-

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 Belmont

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

Belmont Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	165	1	17	139	8	0	2
2022	178 13	0 -1	5 -12	162 23	11 3	0 -	0 -2
2023	221 43	0 -	19 14	188 26	14 3	0 -	0 -

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Belmont University, 19 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 2.16 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.16 at Belmont.

By crime category, Burglary was the most common with 11 cases, and Rape was the second most common with 5 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Burglary was the most common with 11 incidents, while Rape was the second most common with 5 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	19	19	-	-	17	2.16
Rape	5	5	-	-	5	0.57
Fondling	2	2	-	-	1	0.23
Burglary	11	11	-	-	11	1.25
Motor Vehicle Theft	1	1	-	-	-	0.11
Rate per 1000 Stuents	2.16	2.16	-	-	1.93	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Belmont University, 188 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	188	188	-	-	188
Drug Law Violation	19	19	-	-	19
Liquor Law Violation	169	169	-	-	169

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	14	14	-	-	3
Domestic Violence	1	1	-	-	0
Dating Violence	-	0	-	-	0
Stalking	13	13	-	-	3

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How Safe and Secure Belmont University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Belmont

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