1,472 Campus Safety and Securlty Related Incidents Occured at Ohio College Campuses

For the calendar year 2023, a total of 7,389 incidents related to campus safety and securty occured at Ohio colleges. It includes criminal offenses, arrests, diciplinary actions, VAWA (Violence Against Women Act), and hate crimes.

By subject, there were 1,812 criminal offenses, 621 arrests, 4,325 disciplinary actions, 594 VAWA, and 37 hate crimes at Ohio colleges.

When limited to on-campus, there were 6,646 incidents reported. By incident type, 1,472 criminal offenses, 396 arrests, 4,224 disciplinary actions, 523 VAWA, and 31 hate crimes. In adddition, there were 70 fires reporeted at Ohio colleges.

Campus Safety and Security Matters Summary at Ohio Colleges
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Reported2Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests6213962919695-0.82
Criminal Offenses1,8121,472116224443-2.39
Disciplinary Actions4,3254,22421804,224-5.71
VAWA35945232546263-0.78
Hate Crimes3731-614-0.05
Total7,3896,6461915525,039-9.75
Rate Per 1000 Students9.758.770.250.736.65--
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 Ohio Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the the number of incidents related to campus safety between colleges in Ohio. 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 Ohio Colleges
StateEnrollmentTotal IncidentsRate per 1000 StudentsArrestsCriminal OffensesDisciplinary ActionsVAWAHate Crimes
A T Still University of Health Sciences - HealthSource of Ohio Campus- 1-00100
University of Akron Main Campus13,518 21315.76529149300
Apollo Career Center527 1324.67001300
Art Academy of Cincinnati259 27.7202000
Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center35 6171.4300600
Ashland University4,143 143.3802750
Auburn Career Center234 625.6400600
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences241 833.2023030
Baldwin Wallace University3,308 4313.00053800
Bluffton University678 3551.62042704
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus17,027 19011.165117110111
Buckeye Hills Career Center163 424.5400400
Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education87 557.4705000
Capital University2,388 7230.15195570
Case Western Reserve University12,266 21617.61060140160
Cedarville University5,374 122.2316140
Central Ohio Technical College2,890 5418.69035010
Central School of Practical Nursing56 00.0000000
Central State University3,454 195.5064810
Choffin Career and Technical Center73 113.7001000
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences765 810.4606020
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science104 19.6201000
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus43,338 2395.511411577330
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus - College of Applied Sciences- 1-01000
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College8,681 40.4603010
Clark State College4,724 10.2101000
Cleveland Institute of Art566 814.1302600
Cleveland State University14,117 1379.704576772
Columbus College of Art & Design918 77.6303400
Columbus State Community College26,663 120.4519110
Cuyahoga Community College District17,407 90.5209000
Cuyahoga Community College District - Hospitality Management Center- 1-10000
Cuyahoga Community College District - Jerry Sue Thornton Center- 2-02000
University of Dayton11,304 36432.201963253272
Defiance College511 2345.01171410
Denison University2,405 12150.3101889140
EHOVE Career Center375 1026.6740600
The University of Findlay5,057 295.73061940
Franklin University8,697 00.0000000
Gods Bible School and College443 00.0000000
Great Oaks Career Campuses138 17.2510000
Adult and Community Education-Hudson37 127.0301000
Heidelberg University1,059 3230.22022910
Hiram College1,011 6261.33315800
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology327 00.0000000
Hocking College1,846 1910.29071200
Hocking College - Lake Snowden Campus- 8-08000
John Carroll University2,773 9032.46267750
Kent State University at East Liverpool1,056 10.9501000
Kent State University at Tuscarawas1,885 10.5300010
Kent State University at Kent26,106 1325.06251658294
Kent State University at Kent - Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine - Independence Campus- 0-00000
Kenyon College2,184 12758.1551410071
Kettering College812 00.0000000
Lake Erie College942 3132.91062500
Lakeland Community College4,654 10.2101000
James A. Rhodes State College3,968 10.2500010
Lorain County Community College9,410 10.1100010
Lourdes University1,014 32.9600030
Malone University1,205 4033.20023800
Marietta College1,171 3731.60033400
Marion Technical College3,008 10.3300010
Mercy College of Ohio1,150 10.8710000
Miami University-Hamilton2,374 10.4200010
Miami University-Oxford18,618 39020.953249285231
Miami University-Oxford - Miami University- Cincinnati - 1-01000
Mount Carmel College of Nursing712 00.0000000
University of Mount Union2,169 8840.57257920
Mount Vernon Nazarene University1,845 168.6703832
Mount St. Joseph University2,083 83.8400800
Muskingum University2,108 3818.03691760
North Central State College2,451 10.4101000
Northeast Ohio Medical University1,021 21.9611000
University of Northwestern Ohio2,606 3513.43013400
Oberlin College2,976 7023.52095560
Ohio Dominican University1,258 1915.10081010
Ohio Northern University3,042 9330.57128802
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute462 103222.94059431
Ohio State University-Lima Campus740 11.3500010
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus849 2428.270121020
Ohio State University-Marion Campus886 11.1300010
Ohio State University-Newark Campus2,422 5422.30035010
Ohio State University-Main Campus60,046 1,61826.951445997561127
Ohio University-Main Campus24,937 27110.871140189292
Ohio University-Main Campus - Heritage College of Osteopathy Medicine - Cleveland Extension Campus- 5-05000
Ohio Wesleyan University1,452 6947.522145030
Otterbein University2,357 3615.27042930
Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing71 00.0000000
University of Rio Grande2,168 209.23071300
Shawnee State University3,206 309.36211890
Sinclair Community College17,431 191.0948250
Sinclair Community College - Huber Heights Learning Center- 1-01000
Stark State College9,616 20.2100110
Stark State College - Automotive Technology Center- 1-10000
Stark State College - Downtown Canton Campus- 2-00200
Stark State College - SSC Akron Campus - 1-00100
Franciscan University of Steubenville3,750 308.00122430
Franciscan University of Steubenville - Franciscan University - Gaming Campus, Austria- 1-01000
Terra State Community College2,214 209.03041240
Tiffin University3,598 12835.5807108130
Tiffin University - Terra State Community College- 20-041240
University of Toledo14,939 734.8962036110
University of Toledo - Health Science Campus- 14-63050
Tri-County Adult Career Center24 4166.6700400
United Theological Seminary471 00.0000000
Upper Valley Career Center113 761.9500520
Ursuline College923 44.3303010
Walsh University2,160 8740.28067920
Wilberforce University617 2032.41141410
Wilmington College964 5456.02025110
Wittenberg University1,333 13399.7732010091
The College of Wooster1,876 6936.780164940
Wright State University-Main Campus9,884 444.451132730
Wright State University-Main Campus - Wright State University-Duke Ellis- 2-20000
Xavier University6,000 21135.17032162170
Xavier University - ABSN -Columbus - 0-00000
Xavier University - ABSN -Cleveland- 0-00000
Youngstown State University11,040 544.8921525111
Antioch University434 00.0000000
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance410 00.0000000
Portage Lakes Career Center217 732.2610600
Madison Adult Career Center91 554.9530200
Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses59 19322.03001900
Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses - Georgetown Campus- 2-00200
Buckeye Joint Vocational School80 16200.00001600
Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education268 622.3911400
Empire Beauty School-Cincinnati175 00.0000000
Mahoning County Career and Technical Center74 18243.24150300
Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District237 1459.07001400
Warren County Career Center206 943.6900900
Lorain County Joint Vocational School District108 23212.96002300
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County220 1568.18001500
Northern Career Institute140 00.0000000
Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training189 15.2900100
Ohio Media School-Cincinnati67 00.0000000
Vantage Career Center158 1382.28021100
Vanguard-Sentinel Adult Career and Technology Center19 152.6310000
Dayton School of Medical Massage425 00.0000000
Dayton School of Medical Massage - Dayton School of Medical Massage-Lima- 0-00000
Fortis College-Columbus761 11.3101000
Aveda Institute-Columbus242 14.1300010
Four County Career Center129 538.7600500
Antioch College127 13102.3607510
Paul Mitchell the School-Toledo169 15.9200010
Total757,5916,6468.773961,4724,22452331
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