2,856 Arrests Occured at Texas College Campuses

For the calendar year 2023, 2,856 arrests made at Texas colleges. The arrest rate per 1,000 students is 0.49 at Texas college campues. By violation type, there were 153 weapon-related arrests, 1,662 drug law violation arrests, and 1,041 liquor law violation arrests.

Of the 2,262 total on-campus arrests at Texas colleges,

  • 3.93% were weapon-related, and the on-campus weapon-related arrests rate per 1,000 students is 0.02.
  • 54.38% were drug law violation arrests, and the on-campus durg law violation arrest per 1,000 students is 0.21.
  • 41.69% were liquor law vioation arrests, and the on-campus liquor law violation arrest rate per 1,000 students is 0.16.

For all arrests, there were 2,262 on-campus, 53 non-campus, 541 public property, and 943 residence hall arrests made last year. (The number for on-campus arrests includes residence hall arrests).

Arrests statistics at Texas Colleges
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Rate per 1000 Students
Total2,8562,262535419430.49
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)15389361180.03
Drug Law Violation1,6621,230453873170.29
Liquor Law Violation1,0419435936080.18
Rate Per 1000 Students0.490.390.010.090.16-
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Arrests Statistics for Texas Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the arrests statistics between colleges in Texas. 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 Texas Colleges
StateEnrollmentTotal ArrestsRate per 1000 StudentsWeapons (carrying, processing, etc.)Drug Law ViolationLiquor Law Violation
MIAT College of Technology - MIAT College of Technology-0-000
Webster University - San Antonio Metro-0-000
Olympian Academy of Cosmetology - ITS Academy of Beauty #15-0-000
Abilene Christian University5,11430.59003
Amarillo College9,21500.00000
Amarillo College - Amarillo College West Campus-0-000
Amarillo College - Amarillo College Polk street Campus-0-000
Angelina College3,89620.51110
Angelo State University11,250272.400423
Arlington Baptist University27600.00000
Austin College1,13600.00000
Austin Community College District - Cypress Creek-0-000
Austin Community College District - Northridge Campus-0-000
Austin Community College District - Rio Grande Campus-0-000
Austin Community College District - Riverside Campus-1-100
Austin Community College District - Eastview Campus-0-000
Austin Community College District - South Austin Campus-0-000
Austin Community College District - Round Rock Campus-0-000
Austin Community College District - Elgin Campus-0-000
Austin Community College District - Hays Campus-3-030
Austin Community College District - Highland Campus-0-000
Austin Community College District - Northeast Early College High School-1-010
Austin Community College District - San Gabriel Campus-0-000
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions52400.00000
Baylor College of Medicine1,69900.00000
Baylor University20,824964.610393
Coastal Bend College3,79200.00000
Blinn College District18,54510.05010
Central Texas College8,19200.00000
Cisco College3,00110.33010
Clarendon College1,4072316.350320
Concordia University Texas1,61400.00000
North Central Texas College7,54400.00000
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi10,855494.510544
Paul Mitchell the School-Dallas32200.00000
Dallas Baptist University4,20100.00000
Dallas Christian College27800.00000
Dallas Theological Seminary2,61200.00000
University of Dallas2,18200.00000
University of Dallas - University of Dallas Rome Campus-0-000
Del Mar College9,72020.21011
Del Mar College - Del Mar Windward (West)-1-100
Del Mar College - Center for Economic Development-1-010
Del Mar College - Aviation Center-0-000
Del Mar College - Northwest Center-0-000
East Texas Baptist University1,83300.00000
Texas A&M University-Texarkana2,10900.00000
Texas A&M University-Texarkana - Texas A&M University-Texarkana RELLIS-1-010
Texas A & M University-Commerce12,013494.0812721
Texas A & M University-Commerce - Corsicana-5-050
Texas A & M University-Commerce - Collin Higher Education Center-0-000
Texas A & M University-Commerce - Rellis-1-010
Dallas College66,59230.05120
Dallas College - Brookhaven-4-040
Dallas College - Cedar Valley College-4-040
Dallas College - Eastfield College-2-020
Dallas College - Mountain View College-7-070
Dallas College - North Lake College-6-060
Dallas College - Richland College-2-002
El Paso Community College - RIO GRANDE CAMPUS (RG)-0-000
El Paso Community College - NORTHWEST CAMPUS (NW)-0-000
El Paso Community College - ADMINSTRATIVE SERVICES CENTER (ASC)-1-100
Western Technical College63500.00000
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest11600.00000
Graham's Barber College800.00000
Grayson College4,17600.00000
Hallmark University87900.00000
Hallmark University - Hallmark University - College of Aeronautics-0-000
Hardin-Simmons University1,65553.02050
Trinity Valley Community College5,30050.94140
Hill College4,00000.00000
Hill College - Burleson Center-0-000
Houston Christian University4,18910.24100
University of Houston-Clear Lake8,21100.00000
University of Houston-Clear Lake - University of Houston-Clear Lake-Pearland-1-010
Houston Community College49,74910.02010
Houston Community College - HCC Administration Complex-0-000
Houston Community College - Northeast - Northeast-0-000
Houston Community College - Northeast - Northline-0-000
Houston Community College - Southeast - East Side-0-000
Houston Community College - Coleman Health Science Center-0-000
Houston Community College - Northwest - Alief-Bissonnet-0-000
Houston Community College - Southwest - Stafford-0-000
Houston Community College - Southwest - Missouri City-0-000
Houston Community College - Southwest - West Loop-0-000
Houston Community College - Northwest - Alief-Hayes-0-000
Houston Community College - Northeast - Acres Homes-0-000
University of Houston-Downtown14,10510.07010
University of Houston-Victoria3,78420.53020
University of Houston46,676621.3311150
University of Houston - UH - Sugar Land-0-000
Howard College4,13600.00000
Howard Payne University83300.00000
Howard Payne University - Howard Payne University - El Paso Center-0-000
Huston-Tillotson University1,02900.00000
University of the Incarnate Word7,251192.620217
University of the Incarnate Word - University of the Incarnate Word-School of Optometry-1-010
University of the Incarnate Word - University of Incarnate Word - School of Osteopathic Medicine-0-000
Jacksonville College-Main Campus50900.00000
Jarvis Christian University80000.00000
Kilgore College6,06720.33110
Lamar University17,473653.7222736
Lamar State College-Orange3,16200.00000
Lamar State College-Port Arthur3,80210.26001
Laredo College10,19110.10100
Texas A & M International University8,53620.23020
Lee College8,14300.00000
Lee College - Lee College McNair Campus-0-000
LeTourneau University3,38900.00000
Lubbock Christian University1,58900.00000
College of the Mainland4,96100.00000
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor3,52020.57011
McLennan Community College7,21710.14100
McMurry University2,54900.00000
Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health33300.00000
Midland College5,21920.38020
Midwestern State University5,57340.72130
Southern Careers Institute-Austin1,07900.00000
Tint School of Makeup & Cosmetology10800.00000
Navarro College6,549182.753123
Lone Star College System - Lone Star College - North Harris-1-100
Lone Star College System - Lone Star College - Kingwood-0-000
Lone Star College System - Lone Star College - Montgomery-0-000
Lone Star College System - Lone Star College - University Park-0-000
Lone Star College System - Lone Star College - Montgomery, Conroe Center-1-001
Lone Star College System - Lone Star College - Houston North, Victory Center-0-000
Lone Star College System - Lone Star College - Houston North, Fairbanks Center-0-000
Lone Star College System - Lone Star College-Kingwood, East Aldine Center-0-000
University of North Texas47,5071883.96311273
University of North Texas - University of North Texas Discovery Park-0-000
University of North Texas - University of North Texas at Frisco-0-000
Northeast Texas Community College3,10500.00000
Oblate School of Theology17900.00000
Odessa College8,70800.00000
Our Lady of the Lake University2,09600.00000
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley31,93150.16050
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Brownsville Campus-1-010
Texas Southmost College8,19300.00000
Panola College2,35600.00000
Paris Junior College4,45600.00000
Paris Junior College - Greenville Center-0-000
Paul Quinn College60200.00000
Prairie View A & M University9,51713614.2971236
Prairie View A & M University - Prairie View A&M University College of Nursing-0-000
Ranger College2,49800.00000
Rice University8,55620.23020
Saint Edward's University3,30910.30010
St Philip's College14,28170.49340
University of St Thomas3,81300.00000
Sam Houston State University21,4031105.1408327
Sam Houston State University - The Woodlands Center-0-000
Sam Houston State University - College of Osteopathic Medicine-0-000
San Antonio College18,975231.212210
San Jacinto Community College31,49400.00000
San Jacinto Community College - South Campus-0-000
San Jacinto Community College - Generation Park-0-000
Schreiner University1,20800.00000
St. Mary's University3,4113510.260827
South Plains College8,866121.350111
South Plains College - Lubbock Career & Technical Center-0-000
South Plains College - Lubbock Downtown Center-0-000
South Texas College of Law Houston1,03600.00000
Southern Methodist University11,842151.27195
Southwest Texas Junior College6,57900.00000
Southwestern Assemblies of God University1,72500.00000
Southwestern University1,45700.00000
Stephen F Austin State University10,888272.4821510
Texas State University38,7221072.7619115
Texas State University - Round Rock Higher Education Center.-0-000
Sul Ross State University1,94200.00000
Tarleton State University15,937362.260729
Tarleton State University - Tarleton State University -RELLIS Campus-1-010
Tarrant County College District - South Campus-2-020
Tarrant County College District - Northeast Campus-0-000
Tarrant County College District - Northwest Campus-5-050
Tarrant County College District - Southeast Campus-3-210
Tarrant County College District - Tarrant County College Opportunity Center-0-000
Tarrant County College District - Trinity River Campus-2-110
Temple College4,73210.21100
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center2,5013212.797250
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio3,64000.00000
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio - Greehey Campus-1-010
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston3,3156419.3164711
Texarkana College3,88200.00000
Texas A & M University-Kingsville6,562203.050614
Texas A & M University-Kingsville - RELLIS-1-010
Texas A & M University-College Station76,6331662.1776792
Texas A & M University-College Station - Texas A&M University at Qatar-0-000
Texas A & M University-College Station - Texas A&M University at Galveston-0-000
Texas A & M University-College Station - Mays Business School at CITYCENTRE-0-000
Texas A & M University-College Station - School of Law-0-000
Texas A & M University-College Station - Texas A&M Health Science Center - Dallas-6-060
Texas A & M University-College Station - Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy - Kingsville-20-0614
Texas A & M University-College Station - Texas A&M University Houston-1-010
Texas A & M University-College Station - Texas A&M Health Science Center - Bryan-0-000
Texas A & M University-College Station - RELLIS Campus-1-010
Texas A & M University-College Station - Higher Education Center at McAllen-0-000
Texas A & M University-College Station - Maritime Academy Training Ship-0-000
Texas A & M University-College Station - Veterinary Education, Research, and Outreach Program-88-02266
The University of Texas at Arlington43,992671.5224025
The University of Texas at Arlington - UTA Research Institute (UTARI)-0-000
The University of Texas at Austin53,082510.962418
The University of Texas at Austin - J.J. Pickle Research Campus-0-000
The University of Texas at Dallas30,885100.32082
The University of Texas at El Paso24,351220.901156
The University of Texas at El Paso - Campbell Building Campus-0-000
The University of Texas at Tyler9,67890.93117
The University of Texas at Tyler - The University of Texas Longview University Center-0-000
The University of Texas at Tyler - UTHSCT Main Campus-4-040
Texas Christian University12,78530.23111
Texas College64400.00000
University of North Texas Health Science Center2,34410.43010
Texas Lutheran University1,36100.00000
The University of Texas Permian Basin5,89910.17010
The University of Texas Permian Basin - Midland Campus-0-000
The University of Texas at San Antonio34,864902.5843353
The University of Texas at San Antonio - Downtown Campus-3-030
Texas Southern University8,469141.65860
Texas Tech University40,7732215.42218336
Texas Tech University - TTU - El Paso-6-150
Texas Tech University - Texas Tech University Costa Rica-0-000
Texas Tech University - Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine-0-000
Texas Wesleyan University2,59500.00000
Texas Woman's University15,664110.70092
Trinity University2,69410.37010
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston5,04810.20010
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - UTHealth Houston School of Public Health - Austin Campus-0-000
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center4,89061.23150
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - Odessa HSC Campus-0-000
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - Dallas HSC Campus-0-000
Tyler Junior College11,97720.17020
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.1,82300.00000
Vernon College2,13600.00000
Victoria College3,21400.00000
Wayland Baptist University2,86120.70020
Weatherford College5,44020.37011
West Texas A & M University8,997889.7802266
West Texas A & M University - RELLIS Academic Alliance Campus (WTAMU)-1-010
West Texas A & M University - Harrington Academic Hall WTAMU Amarillo Center -0-000
Wharton County Junior College5,68720.35011
Wharton County Junior College - Richmond Campus-0-000
Wharton County Junior College - Sugar Land Campus-0-000
Wiley University63623.14200
Parker University2,19600.00000
Palo Alto College10,90820.18110
Collin County Community College District37,77200.00000
Collin County Community College District - Plano Campus -0-000
Collin County Community College District - Frisco Campus -0-000
Collin County Community College District - Collin College Higher Education Center-0-000
Collin County Community College District - Wylie Campus -0-000
Collin County Community College District - Farmersville Campus -0-000
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service38200.00000
College of Health Care Professions52900.00000
Center for Advanced Legal Studies24300.00000
Houston Training School-Main Campus22000.00000
Southwest College for the Deaf4700.00000
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest3,79400.00000
Fortis College35700.00000
Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi50500.00000
Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio3,20600.00000
South Texas College26,44000.00000
South Texas College - Mid Valley Campus-0-000
South Texas College - Technology Campus-0-000
South Texas College - Nursing and Allied Health-0-000
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center35500.00000
Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas21200.00000
Northwest Vista College18,80800.00000
Texas Health and Science University6500.00000
The College of Health Care Professions-Austin82900.00000
Milan Institute-Amarillo19500.00000
Texas Barber College58800.00000
Texas Barber College - Texas Barber College #1-0-000
Texas Barber College - Texas Barber College #5-0-000
Lamar Institute of Technology5,30200.00000
Lamar Institute of Technology - Frank Robinson Center-0-000
Lamar Institute of Technology - Gateway-0-000
Baptist University of the Americas10100.00000
American InterContinental University-Houston16300.00000
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston66600.00000
The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio71800.00000
Brite Divinity School119325.21111
South Texas Training Center27600.00000
Lamson Institute44300.00000
Avenue Five Institute26700.00000
Peloton College6300.00000
Texas A&M University-San Antonio - Main Campus-2-011
Pima Medical Institute-Houston1,01900.00000
Concorde Career College-Dallas18300.00000
Concorde Career College-San Antonio12200.00000
Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth1,66100.00000
Chamberlain University-Texas2,41600.00000
Criswell College15600.00000
Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy13400.00000
MyComputerCareer at Raleigh - MyComputerCareer at Dallas-0-000
The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas63300.00000
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio93900.00000
Texas A&M University-Central Texas2,25500.00000
University of North Texas at Dallas3,79700.00000
University of North Texas at Dallas - University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law-0-000
Salon Boutique Academy19100.00000
Tulsa Welding School-Houston1,79900.00000
Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Lubbock10119.90010
Texas State Technical College - TSTC-Waco Campus-17-0116
Texas State Technical College - TSTC-Fort Bend Campus-0-000
Texas State Technical College - TSTC-Harlingen Campus-4-031
Texas State Technical College - TSTC-Marshall Campus-0-000
Arclabs - Arclabs Houston-0-000
Northeast Lakeview College8,26500.00000
The Culinary School of Fort Worth6900.00000
The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown7200.00000
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso - El Paso HSC Campus-0-000
Southern Careers Institute-Waco20500.00000
Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio34100.00000
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas95500.00000
Top of the Line Barber School9800.00000
Premier Barber School4800.00000
Denver College of Nursing-Houston7000.00000
Total5,772,1022,8560.49891,230943
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