How Safe and Secure Sam Houston State University Campuses?

At Sam Houston State University, 166 on-campus, 2 out-of-campus, 32 public property, 97 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 9.51. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 7.89. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.62 at Sam Houston State.

By violation type, 141 arrests, 34 criminal offenses, and 6 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 19 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Sam Houston State.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on Sam Houston State main campus. In addition to the main campus, 4 safety matters are reported at 2 Sam Houston State branches.

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

At Sam Houston State University, 141 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

At Sam Houston State University, 34 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 1.62 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.47 at Sam Houston State.

By crime category, Rape was the most common with 12 cases, and Burglary was the second most common with 11 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Rape was the most common with 12 incidents, while Burglary was the second most common with 10 incidents.

For students attending Sam Houston State University, 6 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

At Sam Houston State University, 19 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

There are no reported hate crimes at Sam Houston State University.

At Sam Houston State University, 4 residence hall fires are reported.

There are 4 more safety issues at Sam Houston State campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.