UW - Madison Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of Wisconsin-Madison, 816 on-campus, 30 out-of-campus, 52 public property, 696 residence halls, and 2 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 17.59. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 15.99. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.12 at UW - Madison.

By violation type, 21 arrests, 108 criminal offenses, and 706 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 49 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 14 hate crimes are reported at UW - Madison.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	21	13	2	6	-	-	0.41
Criminal Offenses	108	85	14	9	19	-	2.12
Disciplinary Actions	706	658	11	37	658	-	13.83
VAWA³	49	46	3	-	17	-	0.96
Hate Crimes	14	14	-	-	2	-	0.27
Total	898	816	30	52	696	-	17.59
Rate Per 1000 Students	17.59	15.99	0.59	1.02	13.64	-	-

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 - Madison

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 - Madison main campus.

UW - Madison Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	1,141	22	104	954	57	4	0
2022	967 -174	39 17	155 51	712 -242	55 -2	6 2	0 -
2023	898 -69	21 -18	108 -47	706 -6	49 -6	14 8	2 2

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At University of Wisconsin-Madison, 21 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	21	13	2	6	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	7	2	2	3	0
Drug Law Violation	14	11	0	3	0
Liquor Law Violation	-	0	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 University of Wisconsin-Madison, 108 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 2.12 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.67 at UW - Madison.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 40 cases, and Burglary was the second most common with 36 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 32 incidents, while Burglary was the second most common with 28 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	108	85	14	9	19	2.12
Rape	14	13	1	-	11	0.27
Fondling	5	5	-	-	2	0.10
Aggravated Assault	10	5	1	4	3	0.20
Burglary	36	28	8	-	3	0.71
Motor Vehicle Theft	40	32	4	4	-	0.78
Arson	2	2	-	-	-	0.04
Rate per 1000 Stuents	2.12	1.67	0.27	0.18	0.37	-

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 Wisconsin-Madison, 706 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	706	658	11	37	658
Drug Law Violation	72	71	1	-	71
Liquor Law Violation	634	587	10	37	587

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 Wisconsin-Madison, 49 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 46 VAWA cases reported including 8 dating violence and 34 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 0.90 at UW - Madison campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	49	46	3	-	17
Domestic Violence	6	4	2	0	2
Dating Violence	8	8	0	0	4
Stalking	35	34	1	0	11

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 Wisconsin-Madison, 14 hate crimes are reported.

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Residence Halls¹
Aggravated Assault	1	1	0
Bias Gender	1	1	0
Simple Assault	1	1	0
Bias Race	1	1	0
Intimidation	10	10	2
Bias Race	1	1	1
Bias Religion	2	2	1
Bias Nation Origin	7	7	0
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	2	2	0
Bias Religion	2	2	0

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

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Cole, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Other	0/0	$100-$999
1 University Houses A-D, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure University of Wisconsin-Madison Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at UW - Madison

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