Virginia State University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Virginia State University, 167 on-campus, 18 public property, and 129 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 33.01. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 29.79. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 6.24 at VSU.

By violation type, 18 arrests, 35 criminal offenses, and 96 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 35 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 1 hate crimes are reported at VSU.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	18	16	-	2	4	-	3.21
Criminal Offenses	35	26	-	9	13	-	6.24
Disciplinary Actions	96	95	-	1	95	-	17.13
VAWA³	35	29	-	6	17	-	6.24
Hate Crimes	1	1	-	-	-	-	0.18
Total	185	167	-	18	129	-	33.01
Rate Per 1000 Students	33.01	29.79	-	3.21	23.02	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

VSU Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	87	2	7	64	14	0	0
2022	159 72	20 18	38 31	82 18	17 3	2 2	1 1
2023	185 26	18 -2	35 -3	96 14	35 18	1 -1	0 -1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Virginia State University, 18 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	18	16	-	2	4
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	9	7	-	2	2
Drug Law Violation	4	4	-	0	1
Liquor Law Violation	5	5	-	0	1

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Virginia State University, 35 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 6.24 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 4.64 at VSU.

By crime category, Aggravated Assault was the most common with 12 cases, and Burglary was the second most common with 9 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Burglary was the most common with 9 incidents, while Aggravated Assault was the second most common with 7 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	35	26	-	9	13	6.24
Rape	1	1	-	-	1	0.18
Fondling	1	1	-	-	1	0.18
Robbery	5	4	-	1	2	0.89
Aggravated Assault	12	7	-	5	1	2.14
Burglary	9	9	-	-	8	1.61
Motor Vehicle Theft	7	4	-	3	-	1.25
Rate per 1000 Stuents	6.24	4.64	-	1.61	2.32	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Virginia State University, 96 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	96	95	-	1	95
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	3	3	-	-	3
Drug Law Violation	66	65	-	1	65
Liquor Law Violation	27	27	-	-	27

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

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

At Virginia State University, 35 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 29 VAWA cases reported including 25 dating violence and 4 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 5.17 at VSU campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	35	29	-	6	17
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	0	0
Dating Violence	30	25	-	5	17
Stalking	5	4	-	1	0

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Simple Assault	1	1	-	0	0
Bias Race	1	1	-	0	0

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How Safe and Secure Virginia State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at VSU

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