Pierce College District Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Pierce College District, 28 on-campus, 2 public property, and 1 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 3.69. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 3.44. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.34 at Pierce College District.

By violation type, 19 criminal offenses and 1 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 9 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 1 hate crimes are reported at Pierce College District.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on Pierce College District main campus. In addition to the main campus, 20 safety matters are reported at 2 Pierce College District branches.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Offenses	19	18	-	1	-	-	2.34
Disciplinary Actions	1	1	-	-	1	-	0.12
VAWA³	9	8	-	1	-	-	1.11
Hate Crimes	1	1	-	-	-	-	0.12
Total	30	28	-	2	1	-	3.69
Rate Per 1000 Students	3.69	3.44	-	0.25	0.12	-	-

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 Pierce College District

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

Pierce College District Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	8	1	5	0	2	0	0
2022	36 28	3 2	27 22	3 3	3 1	0 -	0 -
2023	30 -6	0 -3	19 -8	1 -2	9 6	1 1	0 -

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Pierce College District, 19 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 2.34 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.21 at Pierce College District.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 11 cases, and Burglary was the second most common with 6 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 11 incidents, while Burglary 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	19	18	-	1	-	2.34
Fondling	1	1	-	-	-	0.12
Burglary	6	6	-	-	-	0.74
Motor Vehicle Theft	11	11	-	-	-	1.35
Rate per 1000 Stuents	2.34	2.21	-	0.12	-	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Pierce College District, 1 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	1	1	-	-	1
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1

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

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

At Pierce College District, 9 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	9	8	-	1	-
Domestic Violence	1	1	-	0	0
Dating Violence	3	2	-	1	0
Stalking	5	5	-	0	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
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	1	1	-	0	0
Bias Religion	1	1	-	0	0

Safety Matters at 2 Pierce College District Branches

There are 20 more safety issues at Pierce College District campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.

Pierce College District Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
Pierce College Puyallup	18	2	10	0	4	2	0
Pierce College Center for Global Scholars	2	0	1	0	1	0	0

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How Safe and Secure Pierce College District Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Pierce College District

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 Pierce College District Branches