Vanderbilt University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Vanderbilt University, 293 on-campus, 2 public property, 157 residence halls, and 4 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 21.73. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 21.58. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 8.18 at Vanderbilt.

By violation type, 12 arrests, 111 criminal offenses, and 128 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 41 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 3 hate crimes are reported at Vanderbilt.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	12	12	-	-	1	-	0.88
Criminal Offenses	111	109	-	2	21	-	8.18
Disciplinary Actions	128	128	-	-	128	-	9.43
VAWA³	41	41	-	-	6	-	3.02
Hate Crimes	3	3	-	-	1	-	0.22
Total	295	293	-	2	157	-	21.73
Rate Per 1000 Students	21.73	21.58	-	0.15	11.57	-	-

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 Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	268	13	105	114	35	1	4
2022	307 39	14 1	90 -15	143 29	60 25	0 -1	3 -1
2023	295 -12	12 -2	111 21	128 -15	41 -19	3 3	4 1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Vanderbilt University, 12 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	12	12	-	-	1
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	2	2	-	0	0
Drug Law Violation	10	10	-	0	1
Liquor Law Violation	-	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 Vanderbilt University, 111 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 8.18 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 8.03 at Vanderbilt.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 42 cases, and Fondling was the second most common with 33 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 42 incidents, while Fondling was the second most common with 32 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	111	109	-	2	21	8.18
Rape	14	14	-	-	11	1.03
Fondling	33	32	-	1	7	2.43
Robbery	5	4	-	1	-	0.37
Aggravated Assault	11	11	-	-	1	0.81
Burglary	6	6	-	-	2	0.44
Motor Vehicle Theft	42	42	-	-	-	3.09
Rate per 1000 Stuents	8.18	8.03	-	0.15	1.55	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Vanderbilt University, 128 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	128	128	-	-	128
Drug Law Violation	33	33	-	-	33
Liquor Law Violation	95	95	-	-	95

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

Violence Against Women Act(VAWA) Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Vanderbilt University, 41 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 41 VAWA cases reported including 0 dating violence and 19 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 3.02 at Vanderbilt campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	41	41	-	-	6
Domestic Violence	22	22	-	0	2
Dating Violence	-	0	-	0	0
Stalking	19	19	-	0	4

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Residence Halls¹
Intimidation	3	3	-	1
Bias Race	1	1	-	0
Bias Religion	1	1	-	0
Bias Gender Identity	1	1	-	1

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Chaffin Place-A, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$10,000-$24,999
Lewis House, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Mayfield Place E, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$1,000-$9,999
Rothschild College, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$10,000-$24,999

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How Safe and Secure Vanderbilt University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Vanderbilt

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