TTU Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Tennessee Technological University, 46 on-campus, 2 out-of-campus, 3 public property, and 30 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 4.85. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 4.38. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.90 at TTU.

By violation type, 7 arrests, 20 criminal offenses, and 22 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 2 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at TTU.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	7	4	1	2	2	-	0.67
Criminal Offenses	20	20	-	-	8	-	1.90
Disciplinary Actions	22	20	1	1	20	-	2.09
VAWA³	2	2	-	-	-	-	0.19
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	51	46	2	3	30	-	4.85
Rate Per 1000 Students	4.85	4.38	0.19	0.29	2.85	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

TTU Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	42	10	17	9	6	0	1
2022	44 2	1 -9	26 9	8 -1	7 1	2 2	1 -
2023	51 7	7 6	20 -6	22 14	2 -5	0 -2	0 -1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Tennessee Technological University, 7 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	7	4	1	2	2
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	0	0	0
Drug Law Violation	3	2	0	1	2
Liquor Law Violation	4	2	1	1	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Tennessee Technological University, 20 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 1.90 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.90 at TTU.

By crime category, Burglary was the most common with 12 cases, and Rape was the second most common with 4 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Burglary was the most common with 12 incidents, while Rape 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	20	20	-	-	8	1.90
Rape	4	4	-	-	4	0.38
Fondling	1	1	-	-	1	0.10
Aggravated Assault	2	2	-	-	-	0.19
Burglary	12	12	-	-	3	1.14
Motor Vehicle Theft	1	1	-	-	-	0.10
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.90	1.90	-	-	0.76	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Tennessee Technological University, 22 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	22	20	1	1	20
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	2	2	-	-	2
Drug Law Violation	9	8	1	-	8
Liquor Law Violation	11	10	-	1	10

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

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How Safe and Secure Tennessee Technological University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at TTU

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