How Safe and Secure The University of Texas at Austin Campuses?

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Campus Safety/Security Matters

At The University of Texas at Austin, 338 on-campus, 54 out-of-campus, 33 public property, and 171 residence halls 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 7.89. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 6.28. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.56 at UT Austin.

By violation type, 69 arrests, 138 criminal offenses, and 122 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 91 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 5 hate crimes are reported at UT Austin.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on UT Austin main campus. In addition to the main campus, 3 safety matters are reported at 2 UT Austin branches.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Reported2Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests695141410-1.28
Criminal Offenses13887361520-2.56
Disciplinary Actions122122--122-2.26
VAWA3917413418-1.69
Hate Crimes541-1-0.09
Total4253385433171-7.89
Rate Per 1000 Students7.896.281.000.613.17--
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 UT Austin

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

UT Austin Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
TotalArrestsCriminal OffensesDisciplinary ActionsVAWAHate CrimeFires
2021298201101343222
2022407
109
87
67
126
16
137
3
56
24
1
-1
2
-
2023425
18
69
-18
138
12
122
-15
91
35
5
4
0
-2

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At The University of Texas at Austin, 69 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Arrests Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 695141410
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) 42021
Drug Law Violation 56414112
Liquor Law Violation 98017
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At The University of Texas at Austin, 138 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 2.56 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.62 at UT Austin.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 42 cases, and Burglary was the second most common with 31 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 23 incidents, while Fondling was the second most common with 20 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1 Rate per 1000 Students
Total 138873615202.56
Rape 14131-120.26
Fondling 24204-60.45
Robbery 9612-0.17
Aggravated Assault 15447-0.28
Burglary 311813-20.58
Motor Vehicle Theft 4223136-0.78
Arson 33---0.06
Rate per 1000 Stuents2.561.620.670.280.37-
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending The University of Texas at Austin, 122 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 122122--122
Drug Law Violation 1919--19
Liquor Law Violation 103103--103
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

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

At The University of Texas at Austin, 91 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 74 VAWA cases reported including 7 dating violence and 53 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 1.37 at UT Austin campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 917413418
Domestic Violence 2214625
Dating Violence 117313
Stalking 58534110
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

For students attending The University of Texas at Austin, 5 hate crimes are reported.

Hate Crimes Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Simple Assault 10100
Bias Ethnicity 10100
Intimidation 44001
Bias Race 11001
Bias Sexual Orientation 11000
Bias Ethnicity 11000
Bias Nation Origin 11000
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Fires in Residence Halls

There are no reported fires on residence halls at The University of Texas at Austin.

Safety Matters at 2 UT Austin Branches

There are 3 more safety issues at UT Austin campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.

UT Austin Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
TotalArrestsCriminal OffensesDisciplinary ActionsVAWAHate CrimeFires
J.J. Pickle Research Campus2 010100
LBJ Washington Center1 010000

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