How Safe and Secure FIU Campuses?

168

Total incidents

3.07

Rate per 1,000 Students

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Florida International University, 154 on-campus, 14 out-of-campus, 116 residence halls, and 1 on-campus fire 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 3.07. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 2.81. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.01 at FIU.

By violation type, 3 arrests, 55 criminal offenses, and 99 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 11 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at FIU.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on FIU main campus. In addition to the main campus, 5 safety matters are reported at 1 FIU branch.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Reported2Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests33--1-0.05
Criminal Offenses554411-11-1.01
Disciplinary Actions9999--99-1.81
VAWA31183-5-0.20
Hate Crimes-------
Total16815414-116-3.07
Rate Per 1000 Students3.072.810.26-2.12--
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 FIU

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

FIU Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
TotalArrestsCriminal OffensesDisciplinary ActionsVAWAHate CrimeFires
20211271027632610
2022191
64
12
2
24
-3
113
50
42
16
0
-1
0
-
2023168
-23
3
-9
55
31
99
-14
11
-31
0
-
0
-

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Florida International University, 3 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Arrests Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 33--1
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) 220-0
Drug Law Violation 110-1
Liquor Law Violation -00-0
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Florida International University, 55 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 1.01 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.80 at FIU.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 33 cases, and Burglary was the second most common with 14 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 26 incidents, while Burglary was the second most common with 12 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1 Rate per 1000 Students
Total 554411-111.01
Rape 33--30.05
Robbery 11---0.02
Aggravated Assault 321-10.05
Burglary 14122-70.26
Motor Vehicle Theft 33267--0.60
Rate per 1000 Stuents1.010.800.20-0.20-
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Florida International University, 99 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 9999--99
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) 33--3
Drug Law Violation 7171--71
Liquor Law Violation 2525--25
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

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

At Florida International University, 11 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 1183-5
Domestic Violence 211-1
Dating Violence 532-2
Stalking 440-2
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 Florida International University.


Fires in Residence Halls

At Florida International University, 1 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
Number Of FiresCategoryCauseInjuries/DeathsDamage
Bay View Housing, Modesto A. Maidique Campus1UnintentionalCooking 0/0$0-$99

Safety Matters at 1 FIU Branch

There are 5 more safety issues at FIU campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.

FIU Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
TotalArrestsCriminal OffensesDisciplinary ActionsVAWAHate CrimeFires
Biscayne Bay Campus5 050001