Tarleton State University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Tarleton State University, 159 on-campus, 136 residence halls, and 2 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 9.12. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 9.12. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.09 at TSU.

By violation type, 36 arrests, 19 criminal offenses, and 93 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 11 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at TSU.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on TSU main campus. In addition to the main campus, 5 safety matters are reported at 1 TSU branch.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	36	36	-	-	25	-	2.07
Criminal Offenses	19	19	-	-	11	-	1.09
Disciplinary Actions	93	93	-	-	93	-	5.33
VAWA³	11	11	-	-	7	-	0.63
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	159	159	-	-	136	-	9.12
Rate Per 1000 Students	9.12	9.12	-	-	7.80	-	-

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 TSU

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

TSU Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	294	58	18	208	10	0	0
2022	188 -106	46 -12	16 -2	115 -93	11 1	0 -	1 1
2023	159 -29	36 -10	19 3	93 -22	11 -	0 -	2 1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Tarleton State University, 36 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	36	36	-	-	25
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	-	-	0
Drug Law Violation	7	7	-	-	2
Liquor Law Violation	29	29	-	-	23

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Tarleton State University, 19 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 1.09 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.09 at TSU.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	19	19	-	-	11	1.09
Rape	6	6	-	-	6	0.34
Robbery	1	1	-	-	-	0.06
Aggravated Assault	2	2	-	-	2	0.11
Burglary	3	3	-	-	2	0.17
Motor Vehicle Theft	6	6	-	-	-	0.34
Arson	1	1	-	-	1	0.06
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.09	1.09	-	-	0.63	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Tarleton State University, 93 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	93	93	-	-	93
Drug Law Violation	7	7	-	-	7
Liquor Law Violation	86	86	-	-	86

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	11	11	-	-	7
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	-	0
Dating Violence	2	2	-	-	2
Stalking	9	9	-	-	5

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Honors Hall , Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Other	0/0	$100-$999
Legacy Hall, Main Campus	1	Intentional	Student lit personal property on fire in personal residence. No damage to person(s) or facility.	0/0	$0-$99