How Safe and Secure Southern Methodist University Campuses?

At Southern Methodist University, 281 on-campus, 10 public property, 230 residence halls, and 6 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 24.02. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 23.19. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.64 at SMU.

By violation type, 19 arrests, 32 criminal offenses, and 223 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 17 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at SMU.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on SMU main campus. In addition to the main campus, 1 safety matters are reported at 1 SMU branch.

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

At Southern Methodist University, 19 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

At Southern Methodist University, 32 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 2.64 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.64 at SMU.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 21 cases, and Burglary was the second most common with 5 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 21 incidents, while Burglary was the second most common with 5 incidents.

For students attending Southern Methodist University, 223 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

At Southern Methodist University, 17 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

There are no reported hate crimes at Southern Methodist University.

At Southern Methodist University, 6 residence hall fires are reported.

There are 1 more safety issues at SMU campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.