UW Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of Washington-Seattle Campus, 490 on-campus, 121 out-of-campus, 2 public property, 168 residence halls, and 1 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 10.75. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 8.60. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 6.44 at UW.

By violation type, 3 arrests, 367 criminal offenses, and 140 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 93 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 10 hate crimes are reported at UW.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	3	3	-	-	2	-	0.05
Criminal Offenses	367	274	91	2	12	-	6.44
Disciplinary Actions	140	140	-	-	140	-	2.46
VAWA³	93	67	26	-	11	-	1.63
Hate Crimes	10	6	4	-	3	-	0.18
Total	613	490	121	2	168	-	10.75
Rate Per 1000 Students	10.75	8.60	2.12	0.04	2.95	-	-

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 UW

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

UW Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	499	5	230	176	80	8	7
2022	576 77	1 -4	340 110	160 -16	69 -11	6 -2	0 -7
2023	613 37	3 2	367 27	140 -20	93 24	10 4	1 1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At University of Washington-Seattle Campus, 3 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	3	3	-	-	2
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	0	0	0
Drug Law Violation	1	1	0	0	0
Liquor Law Violation	2	2	0	0	2

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At University of Washington-Seattle Campus, 367 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 6.44 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 4.81 at UW.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 192 cases, and Burglary was the second most common with 112 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 163 incidents, while Burglary was the second most common with 80 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	367	274	91	2	12	6.44
Rape	10	8	2	-	1	0.18
Fondling	11	5	5	1	1	0.19
Robbery	11	4	7	-	2	0.19
Aggravated Assault	24	9	15	-	1	0.42
Burglary	112	80	32	-	7	1.97
Motor Vehicle Theft	192	163	29	-	-	3.37
Arson	7	5	1	1	-	0.12
Rate per 1000 Stuents	6.44	4.81	1.60	0.04	0.21	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending University of Washington-Seattle Campus, 140 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	140	140	-	-	140
Drug Law Violation	32	32	-	-	32
Liquor Law Violation	108	108	-	-	108

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

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

At University of Washington-Seattle Campus, 93 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 67 VAWA cases reported including 9 dating violence and 52 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 1.18 at UW campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	93	67	26	-	11
Domestic Violence	15	6	9	0	4
Dating Violence	25	9	16	0	3
Stalking	53	52	1	0	4

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

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

For students attending University of Washington-Seattle Campus, 10 hate crimes are reported.

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Residence Halls¹
Simple Assault	5	1	4	0
Bias Race	1	0	1	0
Bias Sexual Orientation	3	0	3	0
Bias Ethnicity	1	1	0	0
Intimidation	2	2	0	2
Bias Religion	2	2	0	2
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	3	3	0	1
Bias Nation Origin	3	3	0	1

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

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
McMahon Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure University of Washington-Seattle Campus Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at UW

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