How Safe and Secure UIC Campuses?

266

Total incidents

7.85

Rate per 1,000 Students

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of Illinois Chicago, 200 on-campus, 66 public property, 117 residence halls, and 3 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 7.85. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 5.90. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.33 at UIC.

By violation type, 16 arrests, 113 criminal offenses, and 72 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 61 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 4 hate crimes are reported at UIC.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on UIC main campus. In addition to the main campus, 150 safety matters are reported at 6 UIC branches.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Reported2Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests167-91-0.47
Criminal Offenses11369-4417-3.33
Disciplinary Actions7271-171-2.12
VAWA36149-1228-1.80
Hate Crimes44----0.12
Total266200-66117-7.85
Rate Per 1000 Students7.855.90-1.953.45--
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 UIC

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

UIC Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
TotalArrestsCriminal OffensesDisciplinary ActionsVAWAHate CrimeFires
202127712911373700
2022258
-19
20
8
89
-2
100
-37
49
12
0
-
2
2
2023266
8
16
-4
113
24
72
-28
61
12
4
4
3
1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At University of Illinois Chicago, 16 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Arrests Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 167-91
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) 83-50
Drug Law Violation 73-41
Liquor Law Violation 11-00
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At University of Illinois Chicago, 113 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 3.33 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.04 at UIC.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 53 cases, and Aggravated Assault was the second most common with 20 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 35 incidents, while Burglary was the second most common with 14 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1 Rate per 1000 Students
Total 11369-44173.33
Rape 77--70.21
Fondling 84-420.24
Robbery 92-7-0.27
Aggravated Assault 206-14-0.59
Burglary 1414--70.41
Motor Vehicle Theft 5335-18-1.56
Arson 11--10.03
Rate per 1000 Stuents3.332.04-1.300.50-
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending University of Illinois Chicago, 72 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 7271-171
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) 11--1
Drug Law Violation 11--1
Liquor Law Violation 7069-169
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

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

At University of Illinois Chicago, 61 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 49 VAWA cases reported including 0 dating violence and 35 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 1.45 at UIC campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 6149-1228
Domestic Violence 2314-99
Dating Violence -0-00
Stalking 3835-319
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

For students attending University of Illinois Chicago, 4 hate crimes are reported.

Hate Crimes Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Simple Assault 11-00
Bias Race 11-00
Intimidation 33-00
Bias Religion 11-00
Bias Nation Origin 22-00
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Fires in Residence Halls

At University of Illinois Chicago, 3 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
Number Of FiresCategoryCauseInjuries/DeathsDamage
Student Residence and Commons Courtyard, University of Illinois Chicago - Chicago Campus East1UnintentionalOpen flames 0/0$1,000-$9,999
James J. Stukel Towers, University of Illinois Chicago - Chicago Campus East1IntentionalA resident of the on-campus student housing facility was found responsible for causing damage to a toilet seat in the housing facility from the use of open flames. 0/0$100-$999
Marie Robinson Hall, University of Illinois Chicago - Chicago Campus East1UnintentionalOpen flames 0/0$50,000-$99,999

Safety Matters at 6 UIC Branches

There are 150 more safety issues at UIC campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.

UIC Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
TotalArrestsCriminal OffensesDisciplinary ActionsVAWAHate CrimeFires
UIC Rockford Regional Campus1 000100
UIC Peoria Regional Campus2 010100
University of Illinois Chicago - Chicago Campus West116 77803100
UIC Urbana Regional Campus7 240100
UIC Springfield Regional Campus5 020300
UIC School of Law19 4100500