Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Northern Illinois University, 478 on-campus, 43 out-of-campus, 46 public property, 366 residence halls, and 4 on-campus fire were reported. The next table summarizes campus safety/security matters by location and types.
Campus Safety/Security Issues
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Reported2
Arrests7933113511-
Criminal Offenses532824123-
Disciplinary Actions39237778301-
VAWA343401231-
Hate Crimes------
Total5674784346366-
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.
2 Reported by local police
3 VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Northern Illinois University, 79 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.
Arrests Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 7933113511
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) 22001
Drug Law Violation 51147306
Liquor Law Violation 2617454
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Northern Illinois University, 53 criminal offenses are reported including rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
Criminal Offenses Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 532824123
Rape 1679-7
Fondling 321-2
Robbery 321--
Aggravated Assault 116414
Burglary 1798-9
Motor Vehicle Theft 11---
Arson 211-1
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Northern Illinois University, 392 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 39237778301
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) 44--4
Drug Law Violation 21820747190
Liquor Law Violation 17016631107
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

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

For students attending Northern Illinois University, 43 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
Disciplinary Action Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 43401231
Domestic Violence 31021
Dating Violence 31301025
Stalking 99005
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

There is no reported hate crimes at Northern Illinois University.

Fires in Residence Halls

At Northern Illinois University, 4 residence hall fires are reported.
Residence Hall Fires
Number Of FiresCategoryCauseInjuries/DeathsDamage
Grant Towers North, Main Campus1UnintentionalCooking 0/0$0-$99
Neptune Complex, Main Campus1IntentionalSubject burned her own property 0/0$0-$99
Northern View 3, Main Campus1UnintentionalCooking 0/0$25,000-$49,999
Northern View 6, Main Campus1UnintentionalOpen flames 0/0$0-$99

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