For the calendar year 2023, a total of 1,454 incidents related to campus safety and securty occured at Vermont colleges. It includes criminal offenses, arrests, diciplinary actions, VAWA (Violence Against Women Act), and hate crimes.
By subject, there were 129 criminal offenses, 8 arrests, 1,235 disciplinary actions, 60 VAWA, and 22 hate crimes at Vermont colleges.
When limited to on-campus, there were 1,424 incidents reported. By incident type, 112 criminal offenses, 4 arrests, 1,230 disciplinary actions, 59 VAWA, and 19 hate crimes. In adddition, there were 32 fires reporeted at Vermont colleges.
| Total | On-Campus | Non-Campus | Public Properties | Residence Halls1 | Reported2 | Rate per 1000 Students | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrests | 8 | 4 | - | 4 | 3 | - | 0.16 |
| Criminal Offenses | 129 | 112 | 3 | 14 | 47 | - | 2.53 |
| Disciplinary Actions | 1,235 | 1,230 | - | 5 | 1,230 | - | 24.19 |
| VAWA3 | 60 | 59 | 1 | - | 37 | - | 1.18 |
| Hate Crimes | 22 | 19 | - | 3 | 11 | - | 0.43 |
| Total | 1,454 | 1,424 | 4 | 26 | 1,328 | - | 28.48 |
| Rate Per 1000 Students | 28.48 | 27.89 | 0.08 | 0.51 | 26.01 | - | - |
The following table summarizes and compares the the number of incidents related to campus safety between colleges in Vermont. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.
| State | Enrollment | Total Incidents | Rate per 1000 Students | Arrests | Criminal Offenses | Disciplinary Actions | VAWA | Hate Crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennington College | 867 | 46 | 53.06 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 1 | 2 |
| Champlain College | 3,328 | 46 | 13.82 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 4 | 0 |
| Middlebury College | 2,857 | 257 | 89.95 | 0 | 8 | 237 | 12 | 0 |
| Middlebury College - Bennington College | - | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Norwich University | 3,274 | 48 | 14.66 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 3 | 0 |
| Saint Michael's College | 1,370 | 20 | 14.60 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Sterling College | 78 | 1 | 12.82 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vermont Law and Graduate School | 690 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vermont State University | 5,136 | 19 | 3.70 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermont State University - Vermont State University - Castleton Campus | - | 18 | - | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Vermont State University - Vermont State University-Johnson Campus | - | 6 | - | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Vermont State University - Vermont State University - Lyndon | - | 51 | - | 1 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 2 |
| University of Vermont | 14,320 | 598 | 41.76 | 1 | 38 | 531 | 22 | 6 |
| Landmark College | 650 | 4 | 6.15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vermont College of Fine Arts | 223 | 308 | 1,381.17 | 0 | 25 | 276 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 51,058 | 1,424 | 27.89 | 4 | 112 | 1,230 | 59 | 19 |