784 Campus Safety and Securlty Related Incidents Occured at Georgia College Campuses

For the calendar year 2023, a total of 4,967 incidents related to campus safety and securty occured at Georgia colleges. It includes criminal offenses, arrests, diciplinary actions, VAWA (Violence Against Women Act), and hate crimes.

By subject, there were 896 criminal offenses, 665 arrests, 2,901 disciplinary actions, 483 VAWA, and 22 hate crimes at Georgia colleges.

When limited to on-campus, there were 4,487 incidents reported. By incident type, 784 criminal offenses, 448 arrests, 2,776 disciplinary actions, 462 VAWA, and 17 hate crimes. In adddition, there were 36 fires reporeted at Georgia colleges.

Campus Safety and Security Matters Summary at Georgia Colleges
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	665	448	32	185	169	-	0.82
Criminal Offenses	896	784	57	55	299	-	1.10
Disciplinary Actions	2,901	2,776	85	40	2,776	-	3.57
VAWA³	483	462	11	10	224	-	0.59
Hate Crimes	22	17	2	3	5	-	0.03
Total	4,967	4,487	187	293	3,473	-	6.11
Rate Per 1000 Students	6.11	5.52	0.23	0.36	4.27	-	-

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 and Security Matters for Georgia Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the the number of incidents related to campus safety between colleges in Georgia. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.

Last Update: April 22, 2025 | Data source: CSS (Campus Safety and Security), OPE

On-campus Criminal Offenses and Safety Matters at Georgia Colleges
State	Enrollment	Total Incidents	Rate per 1000 Students	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crimes
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College	3,768	34	9.02	2	3	29	0	0
Agnes Scott College	1,077	9	8.36	0	5	2	2	0
Albany Technical College	2,761	1	0.36	0	0	0	1	0
Albany State University	6,544	146	22.31	4	15	108	19	0
Albany State University - Albany State University West campus	-	16	-	0	1	10	5	0
Andrew College	294	7	23.81	0	0	7	0	0
Georgia Career Institute	586	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Point University	2,827	11	3.89	0	1	8	2	0
Clark Atlanta University	4,135	44	10.64	19	20	2	3	0
Berry College	2,370	68	28.69	0	7	51	9	1
Brenau University	2,420	5	2.07	0	3	1	1	0
Brewton-Parker College	1,123	11	9.80	0	4	7	0	0
College of Coastal Georgia	3,189	46	14.42	8	3	33	2	0
West Georgia Technical College - LaGrange Campus	-	21	-	1	1	18	1	0
Clayton State University	5,842	68	11.64	2	20	15	31	0
Columbus Technical College	3,153	4	1.27	3	1	0	0	0
Columbus State University	7,610	85	11.17	4	22	56	3	0
Columbus State University - RiverPark Campus	-	44	-	2	5	32	5	0
Covenant College	928	25	26.94	0	16	7	2	0
Dalton State College	4,902	15	3.06	0	5	2	8	0
East Georgia State College	1,756	45	25.63	16	2	21	6	0
East Georgia State College - East Georgia State College-Statesboro	-	303	-	18	35	234	14	2
East Georgia State College - East Geogia State College-AU	-	5	-	0	3	0	2	0
Emmanuel University	896	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Emory University	15,046	323	21.47	7	86	149	80	1
Emory University - Emory University Hospital Midtown Campus	-	52	-	8	25	1	18	0
Emory University - Carter Center Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
Emory University - Emory University Grady Area Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Emory University - Emory Decatur Hospital Campus	-	5	-	0	5	0	0	0
Emory University - Emory Hillandale Hospital Campus	-	6	-	0	5	0	1	0
Georgia Highlands College	4,955	1	0.20	0	1	0	0	0
Georgia Highlands College - Marietta Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
Fort Valley State University	2,763	6	2.17	5	0	1	0	0
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	47,946	210	4.38	19	126	52	12	1
Georgia Southwestern State University	3,408	10	2.93	1	0	7	2	0
Georgia College & State University	6,811	67	9.84	12	9	42	2	2
Georgia Southern University	26,041	303	11.64	18	35	234	14	2
Georgia Southern University - Georgia Southern University - Armstrong Campus	-	16	-	4	2	8	2	0
Georgia State University	34,974	325	9.29	26	28	260	11	0
University of Georgia	41,615	457	10.98	84	46	313	11	3
Gordon State College	3,129	30	9.59	10	10	9	0	1
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service	451	2	4.43	0	0	0	0	2
Interdenominational Theological Center	61	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
LaGrange College	671	9	13.41	0	0	9	0	0
Lanier Technical College	6,145	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Life University	2,711	20	7.38	1	8	7	4	0
Mercer University	9,124	95	10.41	0	21	58	15	1
Mercer University - Atlanta Campus	-	6	-	0	2	0	4	0
Mercer University - Columbus Campus	-	1	-	0	0	0	1	0
Morehouse College	2,738	33	12.05	10	13	7	3	0
Morehouse School of Medicine	935	1	1.07	0	1	0	0	0
North Georgia Technical College	2,696	21	7.79	3	2	14	2	0
North Georgia Technical College - North Georgia Technical College - Currahee	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
Oglethorpe University	1,522	49	32.19	1	4	41	3	0
Paine College	344	9	26.16	1	1	7	0	0
Piedmont University	1,840	34	18.48	10	1	9	14	0
Reinhardt University	1,170	58	49.57	0	8	48	2	0
Savannah Technical College	3,581	4	1.12	1	3	0	0	0
Savannah Technical College - Liberty Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
Savannah College of Art and Design	17,575	147	8.36	3	23	117	4	0
Savannah College of Art and Design - Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta	-	28	-	1	3	22	2	0
Savannah State University	3,078	123	39.96	0	5	106	12	0
Shorter University	1,447	6	4.15	0	5	0	1	0
Spelman College	3,633	49	13.49	0	6	41	2	0
Toccoa Falls College	2,532	21	8.29	1	2	16	2	0
Truett McConnell University	2,714	7	2.58	0	0	5	2	0
Valdosta State University	10,151	54	5.32	43	3	3	5	0
Wesleyan College	641	1	1.56	0	0	1	0	0
University of West Georgia	12,728	26	2.04	12	0	5	9	0
Young Harris College	1,420	41	28.87	0	5	36	0	0
Georgia State University-Perimeter College	15,522	2	0.13	2	0	0	0	0
Georgia State University-Perimeter College - Decatur Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
Georgia Piedmont Technical College	2,977	6	2.02	2	3	1	0	0
Georgia Piedmont Technical College - Regional Transportation Training Center	-	2	-	0	2	0	0	0
Georgia Piedmont Technical College - Newton A,B,C Campus	-	2	-	0	0	0	2	0
Georgia Piedmont Technical College - Newton D and Conference Center	-	1	-	0	0	0	1	0
Athens Technical College	4,169	2	0.48	0	0	0	2	0
Athens Technical College - Hart County Adult Learning Center	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
Fortis College-Smyrna	488	1	2.05	0	0	0	1	0
Richmont Graduate University - Atlanta Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville - SAE Institute of Technology-Atlanta	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
Georgia Gwinnett College	11,907	119	9.99	4	7	80	28	0
Empire Beauty School-Morrow	209	2	9.57	0	0	0	2	0
Chamberlain University-Georgia	1,588	5	3.15	0	5	0	0	0
Elaine Sterling Institute	653	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Empire Beauty School-Augusta	88	1	11.36	0	1	0	0	0
Augusta University	9,862	76	7.71	19	23	23	11	0
Augusta University - AU Summerville Campus - Augusta	-	5	-	0	3	0	2	0
Middle Georgia State University	8,033	33	4.11	1	5	24	3	0
Middle Georgia State University - Cochran	-	53	-	4	6	39	4	0
Middle Georgia State University - Eastman	-	4	-	0	0	3	1	0
University of North Georgia	18,074	97	5.37	37	10	41	9	0
University of North Georgia - Gainesville Campus	-	6	-	1	2	0	3	0
University of North Georgia - Oconee Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
South Georgia State College	1,853	39	21.05	4	4	30	1	0
Georgia Military College	6,765	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Georgia Military College - Georgia Military College - Atlanta Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
Georgia Military College - Georgia Military College - Valdosta Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Coastal Pines Technical College	4,137	3	0.73	0	1	0	1	1
Coastal Pines Technical College - Alma Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Coastal Pines Technical College - Baxley Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
Coastal Pines Technical College - Golden Isles College and Career Academy	-	6	-	0	0	6	0	0
Kennesaw State University - Kennesaw State University	-	289	-	13	25	224	27	0
Kennesaw State University - Kennesaw State University Marietta Campus	-	37	-	1	6	23	7	0
Emory University-Oxford College - Oxford College Campus	-	16	-	0	4	11	1	0
Southern Regional Technical College	5,072	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Southern Regional Technical College - Southern Regional Technical College - Moultrie: Veterans Parkway Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
MAK Beauty Institute	9	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
United Education Institute-Stone Mountain	785	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Total	812,655	4,487	5.52	448	784	2,776	462	17

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