Columbia University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Columbia University in the City of New York, 286 on-campus, 2 out-of-campus, 14 public property, 244 residence halls, and 13 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	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Offenses	48	38	-	10	13	-
Disciplinary Actions	209	209	-	-	209	-
VAWA³	39	33	2	4	18	-
Hate Crimes	3	3	-	-	2	-
Total	299	286	2	14	244	-
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

There is no reported arrests at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Columbia University in the City of New York, 48 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	48	38	-	10	13
Rape	12	12	-	-	8
Fondling	7	6	-	1	1
Aggravated Assault	1	1	-	-	-
Burglary	18	18	-	-	3
Arson	1	1	-	-	1

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Columbia University in the City of New York, 209 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	209	209	-	-	209
Drug Law Violation	139	139	-	-	139
Liquor Law Violation	70	70	-	-	70

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 Columbia University in the City of New York, 39 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	39	33	2	4	18
Domestic Violence	7	6	1	0	0
Dating Violence	13	9	0	4	7
Stalking	19	18	1	0	11

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

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

For students attending Columbia University in the City of New York, 3 hate crimes are reported.

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Residence Halls¹
Rape	1	1	1
Bias Sexual Orientation	1	1	1
Burglary	1	1	1
Bias Sexual Orientation	1	1	1
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	1	1	0
Bias Religion	1	1	0

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

Fires in Residence Halls

At Columbia University in the City of New York, 13 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
East Campus, Morningside Campus	1	Unintentional	Open flames	0/0	$1,000-$9,999
John Jay Hall, Morningside Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$100-$999
Ruggles Hall, Morningside Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Schapiro Hall, Morningside Campus	3	Intentional	Lighting paper towels on fire	0/0	$1,000-$9,999
Schapiro Hall, Morningside Campus	3	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$0-$99
Schapiro Hall, Morningside Campus	3	Unintentional	Heating equipment	0/0	$10,000-$24,999
600 W 113th Street, Morningside Campus	1	Unintentional	Heating equipment	0/0	$0-$99

How Safe and Secure Columbia University in the City of New York 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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