How Safe and Secure USF Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of South Florida, 120 on-campus, 10 out-of-campus, 69 public property, and 19 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 4.01. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 2.42. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.54 at USF.

By violation type, 140 arrests, 27 criminal offenses, and 6 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 25 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 1 hate crimes are reported at USF.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on USF main campus. In addition to the main campus, 106 safety matters are reported at 2 USF branches.

Campus Safety Matters By Year at USF

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

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At University of South Florida, 140 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

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Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At University of South Florida, 27 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 0.54 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.44 at USF.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 11 cases, and Aggravated Assault was the second most common with 6 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 11 incidents, while Burglary was the second most common with 3 incidents.

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending University of South Florida, 6 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

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

At University of South Florida, 25 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 22 VAWA cases reported including 8 dating violence and 9 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 0.44 at USF campuses.

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

For students attending University of South Florida, 1 hate crimes are reported.

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Fires in Residence Halls

There are no reported fires on residence halls at University of South Florida.

Safety Matters at 2 USF Branches

There are 106 more safety issues at USF campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.

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