589 Arrests Occured at Iowa College Campuses

For the calendar year 2023, 589 arrests made at Iowa colleges. The arrest rate per 1,000 students is 2.26 at Iowa college campues. By violation type, there were 31 weapon-related arrests, 275 drug law violation arrests, and 283 liquor law violation arrests.

Of the 315 total on-campus arrests at Iowa colleges,

1.90% were weapon-related, and the on-campus weapon-related arrests rate per 1,000 students is 0.02.
36.51% were drug law violation arrests, and the on-campus durg law violation arrest per 1,000 students is 0.44.
61.59% were liquor law vioation arrests, and the on-campus liquor law violation arrest rate per 1,000 students is 0.74.

For all arrests, there were 315 on-campus, 60 non-campus, 214 public property, and 67 residence hall arrests made last year. (The number for on-campus arrests includes residence hall arrests).

Arrests statistics at Iowa Colleges
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	589	315	60	214	67	2.26
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	31	6	0	25	1	0.12
Drug Law Violation	275	115	50	110	51	1.05
Liquor Law Violation	283	194	10	79	15	1.08
Rate Per 1000 Students	2.26	1.21	0.23	0.82	0.26	-

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

Arrests Statistics for Iowa Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the arrests statistics between colleges in Iowa. 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 Arrests Statistics at Iowa Colleges
State	Enrollment	Total Arrests	Rate per 1000 Students	Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	Drug Law Violation	Liquor Law Violation
Allen College	489	0	0.00	0	0	0
Briar Cliff University	940	0	0.00	0	0	0
Buena Vista University	1,951	2	1.03	0	2	0
Central College	1,095	0	0.00	0	0	0
Clarke University	1,025	1	0.98	1	0	0
Coe College	1,278	0	0.00	0	0	0
Cornell College	1,084	2	1.85	0	2	0
Des Moines Area Community College	24,418	0	0.00	0	0	0
Des Moines Area Community College - Des Moines Area Community College - Boone Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0
Dordt University	1,929	0	0.00	0	0	0
Drake University	4,504	1	0.22	0	0	1
University of Dubuque	1,795	0	0.00	0	0	0
Ellsworth Community College	685	0	0.00	0	0	0
Eastern Iowa Community College District - Muscatine Community College	-	0	-	0	0	0
Graceland University-Lamoni	1,195	0	0.00	0	0	0
Grand View University	1,796	0	0.00	0	0	0
Grinnell College	1,775	0	0.00	0	0	0
Hawkeye Community College - The Van G. Miller Adult Learning Center	-	0	-	0	0	0
Indian Hills Community College	3,236	3	0.93	1	0	2
Indian Hills Community College - Centerville Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0
Iowa Central Community College	4,909	2	0.41	0	2	0
Iowa Lakes Community College	2,024	0	0.00	0	0	0
Iowa Lakes Community College - Iowa Lakes Community College - Emmetsburg	-	0	-	0	0	0
Iowa State University	30,177	221	7.32	1	43	177
Iowa Western Community College	5,503	6	1.09	0	5	1
Iowa Western Community College - Clarinda Center	-	1	-	1	0	0
University of Iowa	30,042	19	0.63	2	15	2
Kirkwood Community College	12,660	0	0.00	0	0	0
Kirkwood Community College - Linn County Regional Center	-	0	-	0	0	0
Loras College	1,213	0	0.00	0	0	0
Luther College	1,463	0	0.00	0	0	0
Maharishi International University	2,666	0	0.00	0	0	0
Marshalltown Community College	1,870	0	0.00	0	0	0
Mercy College of Health Sciences	907	0	0.00	0	0	0
Morningside University	2,158	0	0.00	0	0	0
Mount Mercy University	1,451	0	0.00	0	0	0
North Iowa Area Community College	2,471	0	0.00	0	0	0
University of Northern Iowa	9,013	52	5.77	0	41	11
Northwestern College	1,665	0	0.00	0	0	0
Northeast Iowa Community College - Peosta Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0
Northeast Iowa Community College - Cresco Center	-	0	-	0	0	0
Northeast Iowa Community College - Manchester Center	-	0	-	0	0	0
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center	1,521	0	0.00	0	0	0
Palmer College of Chiropractic	2,219	0	0.00	0	0	0
Saint Ambrose University	2,703	0	0.00	0	0	0
Saint Ambrose University - Center for Communications and Social Development	-	0	-	0	0	0
St Luke's College	196	0	0.00	0	0	0
Simpson College	1,163	1	0.86	0	1	0
Southeastern Community College	2,562	0	0.00	0	0	0
Southwestern Community College	1,633	0	0.00	0	0	0
Iowa School of Beauty-Sioux City	40	0	0.00	0	0	0
Upper Iowa University	3,102	0	0.00	0	0	0
Waldorf University	2,657	1	0.38	0	1	0
Wartburg College	1,472	2	1.36	0	2	0
Western Iowa Tech Community College	5,071	0	0.00	0	0	0
William Penn University	1,536	1	0.65	0	1	0
Mercy-St Luke's School of Radiologic Technology	21	0	0.00	0	0	0
Total	260,885	589	2.26	6	115	194

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