UTSW Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 70 on-campus, and 16 public property 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 33.74. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 27.46. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 13.34 at UTSW.

By violation type, 41 arrests and 34 criminal offenses are reported. In addition, 11 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at UTSW.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	41	32	-	9	-	-	16.08
Criminal Offenses	34	29	-	5	-	-	13.34
Disciplinary Actions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
VAWA³	11	9	-	2	-	-	4.32
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	86	70	-	16	-	-	33.74
Rate Per 1000 Students	33.74	27.46	-	6.28	-	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

UTSW Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	96	33	54	0	9	0	0
2022	69 -27	28 -5	33 -21	0 -	8 -1	0 -	0 -
2023	86 17	41 13	34 1	0 -	11 3	0 -	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 41 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	41	32	-	9	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	7	7	-	0	-
Drug Law Violation	32	25	-	7	-
Liquor Law Violation	2	0	-	2	-

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 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 13.34 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 11.38 at UTSW.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 19 cases, and Fondling was the second most common with 6 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 19 incidents, while Fondling was the second most common with 6 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	34	29	-	5	-	13.34
Rape	2	2	-	-	-	0.78
Fondling	6	6	-	-	-	2.35
Aggravated Assault	3	1	-	2	-	1.18
Burglary	1	1	-	-	-	0.39
Motor Vehicle Theft	19	19	-	-	-	7.45
Rate per 1000 Stuents	13.34	11.38	-	1.96	-	-

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

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

At University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 11 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	11	9	-	2	-
Domestic Violence	2	2	-	0	-
Dating Violence	5	3	-	2	-
Stalking	4	4	-	0	-

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

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How Safe and Secure University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at UTSW

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