Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 12 on-campus, 2 out-of-campus, and 7 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 4.12. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 2.35. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.18 at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

By violation type, 12 arrests and 6 criminal offenses are reported. In addition, 3 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center main campus. In addition to the main campus, 2 safety matters are reported at 2 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center branches.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	12	6	-	6	-	-	2.35
Criminal Offenses	6	4	2	-	-	-	1.18
Disciplinary Actions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
VAWA³	3	2	-	1	-	-	0.59
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	21	12	2	7	-	-	4.12
Rate Per 1000 Students	4.12	2.35	0.39	1.37	-	-	-

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 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

The following table shows the number of incidents related to campus safety for last three years. The numbers only includes on-campus issues for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center main campus.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	17	9	3	0	5	0	0
2022	22 5	13 4	3 -	0 -	6 1	0 -	0 -
2023	21 -1	12 -1	6 3	0 -	3 -3	0 -	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 12 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	12	6	-	6	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	0	0	-
Drug Law Violation	11	5	0	6	-
Liquor Law Violation	-	0	0	0	-

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 6 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 1.18 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.78 at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	6	4	2	-	-	1.18
Aggravated Assault	1	1	-	-	-	0.20
Burglary	1	1	-	-	-	0.20
Motor Vehicle Theft	3	2	1	-	-	0.59
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.18	0.78	0.39	-	-	-

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

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

At Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 3 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	3	2	-	1	-
Domestic Violence	3	2	0	1	-
Dating Violence	-	0	0	0	-
Stalking	-	0	0	0	-

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

Safety Matters at 2 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Branches

There are 2 more safety issues at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
Odessa HSC Campus	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Dallas HSC Campus	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

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How Safe and Secure Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

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

Safety Matters at 2 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Branches