How Safe and Secure Southern Maine Campuses?

134

Total incidents

17.62

Rate per 1,000 Students

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of Southern Maine, 133 on-campus, 1 public property, 133 residence halls, and 9 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 17.62. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 17.49. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.50 at Southern Maine.

By violation type, 19 criminal offenses and 109 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 6 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Southern Maine.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on Southern Maine main campus. In addition to the main campus, 15 safety matters are reported at 2 Southern Maine branches.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Reported2Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests-------
Criminal Offenses1918-118-2.50
Disciplinary Actions109109--109-14.33
VAWA366--6-0.79
Hate Crimes-------
Total134133-1133-17.62
Rate Per 1000 Students17.6217.49-0.1317.49--
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 Southern Maine

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

Southern Maine Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
TotalArrestsCriminal OffensesDisciplinary ActionsVAWAHate CrimeFires
2021808562500
202273
-7
0
-8
13
8
52
-10
8
3
0
-
0
-
2023134
61
0
-
19
6
109
57
6
-2
0
-
3
3

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

There are no reported arrests at University of Southern Maine.


Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At University of Southern Maine, 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 2.50 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.37 at Southern Maine.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1 Rate per 1000 Students
Total 1918-1182.50
Rape 109-191.32
Fondling 66--60.79
Arson 33--30.39
Rate per 1000 Stuents2.502.37-0.132.37-
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 Southern Maine, 109 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 109109--109
Liquor Law Violation 109109--109
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 Southern Maine, 6 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 66--6
Domestic Violence 11-01
Dating Violence 55-05
Stalking -0-00
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 University of Southern Maine.


Fires in Residence Halls

At University of Southern Maine, 9 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
Number Of FiresCategoryCauseInjuries/DeathsDamage
Upton/Hastings Hall, Gorham Campus3Undetermined 0/0$1,000-$9,999
Upton/Hastings Hall, Gorham Campus3Undetermined 0/0$10,000-$24,999
Upton/Hastings Hall, Gorham Campus3IntentionalHazardous products Vape cartridges 0/0$10,000-$24,999

Safety Matters at 2 Southern Maine Branches

There are 15 more safety issues at Southern Maine campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.

Southern Maine Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
TotalArrestsCriminal OffensesDisciplinary ActionsVAWAHate CrimeFires
Portland Campus14 227300
Lewiston/Auburn College1 010000