How Safe and Secure UNM Campuses?

506

Total incidents

21.88

Rate per 1,000 Students

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of New Mexico-Main Campus, 487 on-campus, 3 out-of-campus, 16 public property, 185 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 21.88. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 21.06. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 10.85 at UNM.

By violation type, 23 arrests, 251 criminal offenses, and 121 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 103 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 8 hate crimes are reported at UNM.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on UNM main campus. In addition to the main campus, 3 safety matters are reported at 1 UNM branch.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Reported2Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests2320-33-0.99
Criminal Offenses25123631218-10.85
Disciplinary Actions121121--121-5.23
VAWA3103102-143-4.45
Hate Crimes88----0.35
Total506487316185-21.88
Rate Per 1000 Students21.8821.060.130.698.00--
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 UNM

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

UNM Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
TotalArrestsCriminal OffensesDisciplinary ActionsVAWAHate CrimeFires
202133118179755630
2022608
277
25
7
293
114
159
84
98
42
33
30
4
4
2023506
-102
23
-2
251
-42
121
-38
103
5
8
-25
3
-1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At University of New Mexico-Main Campus, 23 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Arrests Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 2320-33
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) 87012
Drug Law Violation 119021
Liquor Law Violation 44000
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At University of New Mexico-Main Campus, 251 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 10.85 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 10.21 at UNM.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 93 cases, and Aggravated Assault was the second most common with 62 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 92 incidents, while Aggravated Assault was the second most common with 55 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1 Rate per 1000 Students
Total 2512363121810.85
Rape 1414--40.61
Fondling 3836-211.64
Robbery 31-2-0.13
Aggravated Assault 6255-752.68
Burglary 35332-81.51
Motor Vehicle Theft 93921--4.02
Arson 55---0.22
Rate per 1000 Stuents10.8510.210.130.520.78-
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 New Mexico-Main Campus, 121 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 121121--121
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) 77--7
Drug Law Violation 33--3
Liquor Law Violation 111111--111
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 New Mexico-Main Campus, 103 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 102 VAWA cases reported including 0 dating violence and 55 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 4.41 at UNM campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 103102-143
Domestic Violence 48470118
Dating Violence -0000
Stalking 55550025
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 New Mexico-Main Campus, 8 hate crimes are reported.

Hate Crimes Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Simple Assault 33000
Bias Religion 11000
Bias Sexual Orientation 11000
Bias Ethnicity 11000
Intimidation 11000
Bias Race 11000
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism 44000
Bias Religion 22000
Bias Gender 11000
Bias Nation Origin 11000
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Fires in Residence Halls

At University of New Mexico-Main Campus, 3 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
Number Of FiresCategoryCauseInjuries/DeathsDamage
Hokona Hall, University of New Mexico - Main Campus1Undetermined 0/0$0-$99
Lobo RainForest, University of New Mexico - Main Campus1UnintentionalCooking 0/0$0-$99
Student Residence Center Building C, University of New Mexico - Main Campus1UnintentionalCooking 0/0$0-$99

Safety Matters at 1 UNM Branch

There are 3 more safety issues at UNM campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.

UNM Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
TotalArrestsCriminal OffensesDisciplinary ActionsVAWAHate CrimeFires
UNM Health Sciences Rio Rancho Campus3 010200