The University of Tennessee Southern Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At The University of Tennessee Southern, 5 on-campus, 1 out-of-campus, 1 public property, and 5 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 6.69. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 4.78. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.96 at The University of Tennessee Southern.

By violation type, 1 arrests, 1 criminal offenses, and 5 disciplinary actions are reported.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	1	-	-	1	-	-	0.96
Criminal Offenses	1	-	1	-	-	-	0.96
Disciplinary Actions	5	5	-	-	5	-	4.78
VAWA³	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	7	5	1	1	5	-	6.69
Rate Per 1000 Students	6.69	4.78	0.96	0.96	4.78	-	-

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 The University of Tennessee Southern

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

The University of Tennessee Southern Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2022	8	2	4	1	1	0	0
2023	7 -1	1 -1	1 -3	5 4	0 -1	0 -	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At The University of Tennessee Southern, 1 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	1	-	-	1	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	0	0	0
Drug Law Violation	1	0	0	1	0
Liquor Law Violation	-	0	0	0	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At The University of Tennessee Southern, 1 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 0.96 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.00 at The University of Tennessee Southern.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	1	-	1	-	-	0.96
Rate per 1000 Stuents	0.96	-	0.96	-	-	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending The University of Tennessee Southern, 5 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	5	5	-	-	5
Drug Law Violation	2	2	-	-	2
Liquor Law Violation	3	3	-	-	3

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

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How Safe and Secure The University of Tennessee Southern Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at The University of Tennessee Southern

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