Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, 6 on-campus, 13 out-of-campus, 14 public property, and 2 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 9.04. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 1.64. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.01 at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology.

By violation type, 17 arrests, 11 criminal offenses, and 1 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 4 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on Harrisburg University of Science and Technology main campus. In addition to the main campus, 9 safety matters are reported at 1 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology branch.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	17	-	11	6	-	-	4.66
Criminal Offenses	11	1	2	8	1	-	3.01
Disciplinary Actions	1	1	-	-	1	-	0.27
VAWA³	4	4	-	-	-	-	1.10
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	33	6	13	14	2	-	9.04
Rate Per 1000 Students	9.04	1.64	3.56	3.84	0.55	-	-

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 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

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

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	18	7	10	0	1	0	0
2022	20 2	11 4	8 -2	0 -	1 -	0 -	0 -
2023	33 13	17 6	11 3	1 1	4 3	0 -	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, 17 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	17	-	11	6	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	5	0	5	0	0
Drug Law Violation	12	0	6	6	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 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, 11 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 3.01 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.27 at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	11	1	2	8	1	3.01
Rape	2	1	-	1	1	0.55
Rate per 1000 Stuents	3.01	0.27	0.55	2.19	0.27	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, 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
Liquor Law Violation	1	1	-	-	1

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	4	4	-	-	-
Domestic Violence	-	0	0	0	0
Dating Violence	-	0	0	0	0
Stalking	4	4	0	0	0

Safety Matters at 1 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Branch

There are 9 more safety issues at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology - Philadelphia	9	2	7	0	0	0	0

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How Safe and Secure Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

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 1 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Branch