How Safe and Secure SHU Campuses?

488

Total incidents

44.28

Rate per 1,000 Students

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Sacred Heart University, 487 on-campus, 1 out-of-campus, and 467 residence halls were reported. The following table summarizes campus safety/security matters by location and types for the calendar year 2023.

The criminal and safety related action rate per 1,000 students is 44.28. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 44.18. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.72 at SHU.

By violation type, 19 criminal offenses and 443 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 26 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at SHU.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Reported2Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests-------
Criminal Offenses19181-11-1.72
Disciplinary Actions443443--443-40.19
VAWA32626--13-2.36
Hate Crimes-------
Total4884871-467-44.28
Rate Per 1000 Students44.2844.180.09-42.37--
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 Matters By Year at SHU

The following table shows the number of incidents related to campus safety for last three years. The numbers only includes on-campus issues for SHU main campus.

SHU Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
TotalArrestsCriminal OffensesDisciplinary ActionsVAWAHate CrimeFires
20217180206841403
2022539
-179		0
-		14
-6		512
-172		13
-1		0
-		1
-2
2023488
-51		0
-		19
5		443
-69		26
13		0
-		0
-1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

There are no reported arrests at Sacred Heart University.

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Sacred Heart University, 19 criminal offenses are reported including rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

The crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.72 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.63 at SHU.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1 Rate per 1000 Students
Total 19181-111.72
Rape 1091-70.91
Fondling 33--20.27
Burglary 55--20.45
Motor Vehicle Theft 11---0.09
Rate per 1000 Stuents1.721.630.09-1.00-
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Sacred Heart University, 443 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 443443--443
Drug Law Violation 3030--30
Liquor Law Violation 413413--413
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Violence Against Women Act(VAWA) Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Sacred Heart University, 26 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 26 VAWA cases reported including 6 dating violence and 16 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 2.36 at SHU campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 2626--13
Domestic Violence 440-3
Dating Violence 660-6
Stalking 16160-4
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

There are no reported hate crimes at Sacred Heart University.

Fires in Residence Halls

There are no reported fires on residence halls at Sacred Heart University.