How Safe and Secure Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Campuses?

At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1,007 on-campus, 6 out-of-campus, 2 public property, 932 residence halls, and 13 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 26.12. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 25.92. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.49 at Virginia Tech.

By violation type, 82 arrests, 58 criminal offenses, and 866 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 9 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Virginia Tech.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on Virginia Tech main campus. In addition to the main campus, 4 safety matters are reported at 3 Virginia Tech branches.

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

At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 82 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 58 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 1.49 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.36 at Virginia Tech.

By crime category, Rape was the most common with 19 cases, and Burglary was the second most common with 13 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Rape was the most common with 18 incidents, while Burglary was the second most common with 12 incidents.

For students attending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 866 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 9 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

There are no reported hate crimes at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 13 residence hall fires are reported.

There are 4 more safety issues at Virginia Tech campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.