Amherst College Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Amherst College, 73 on-campus, 23 public property, 62 residence halls, and 3 on-campus fire were reported. The next table summarizes campus safety/security matters by location and types.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²
Arrests	18	1	-	17	1	-
Criminal Offenses	19	18	-	1	13	-
Disciplinary Actions	56	51	-	5	46	-
VAWA³	3	3	-	-	2	-
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	96	73	-	23	62	-
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 Amherst College, 18 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Arrests Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	18	1	-	17	1
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	-	0	0
Drug Law Violation	2	1	-	1	1
Liquor Law Violation	16	0	-	16	0

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Amherst College, 19 criminal offenses are reported including rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	19	18	-	1	13
Rape	5	5	-	-	5
Fondling	3	3	-	-	3
Burglary	7	7	-	-	5
Motor Vehicle Theft	4	3	-	1	-

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Amherst College, 56 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	56	51	-	5	46
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Liquor Law Violation	55	50	-	5	45

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 Amherst College, 3 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	3	3	-	-	2
Domestic Violence	3	3	-	0	2
Dating Violence	-	0	-	0	0
Stalking	-	0	-	0	0

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 Amherst College.

Fires in Residence Halls

At Amherst College, 3 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Charles Pratt, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Open flames	1/0	$0-$99
Morris Pratt, Main Campus	1	Undetermined		0/0	$0-$99
Plimpton, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Other	0/0	$0-$99

How Safe and Secure Amherst College Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

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

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

Fires in Residence Halls

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