VCFA Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Vermont College of Fine Arts, 308 on-campus, 5 public property, and 278 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 1,647.37. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 1,621.05. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 147.37 at VCFA.

By violation type, 1 arrests, 28 criminal offenses, and 276 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 3 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 5 hate crimes are reported at VCFA.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	1	-	-	1	-	-	5.26
Criminal Offenses	28	25	-	3	2	-	147.37
Disciplinary Actions	276	276	-	-	276	-	1,452.63
VAWA³	3	3	-	-	-	-	15.79
Hate Crimes	5	4	-	1	-	-	26.32
Total	313	308	-	5	278	-	1,647.37
Rate Per 1000 Students	1,647.37	1,621.05	-	26.32	1,463.16	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

VCFA Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
2023	313	1	28	276	3	5	0

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Vermont College of Fine Arts, 1 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	1	-	-	1	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	0	-	1	0
Drug Law Violation	-	0	-	0	0
Liquor Law Violation	-	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 Vermont College of Fine Arts, 28 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 147.37 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 131.58 at VCFA.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 11 cases, and Burglary was the second most common with 10 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Burglary was the most common with 10 incidents, while Motor Vehicle Theft was the second most common with 10 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	28	25	-	3	2	147.37
Rape	2	2	-	-	-	10.53
Fondling	1	1	-	-	-	5.26
Burglary	10	10	-	-	2	52.63
Motor Vehicle Theft	11	10	-	1	-	57.89
Arson	2	2	-	-	-	10.53
Rate per 1000 Stuents	147.37	131.58	-	15.79	10.53	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Vermont College of Fine Arts, 276 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	276	276	-	-	276
Drug Law Violation	85	85	-	-	85
Liquor Law Violation	191	191	-	-	191

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

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

At Vermont College of Fine Arts, 3 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	3	3	-	-	-
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	0	0
Dating Violence	1	1	-	0	0
Stalking	2	2	-	0	0

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties
Intimidation	5	4	-	1
Bias Sexual Orientation	3	2	-	1
Bias Ethnicity	2	2	-	0

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How Safe and Secure Vermont College of Fine Arts Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at VCFA

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