How Safe and Secure ECU Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At East Carolina University, 508 on-campus, 6 out-of-campus, 19 public property, and 416 residence halls 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 19.78. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 18.86. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.78 at ECU.

By violation type, 110 arrests, 48 criminal offenses, and 341 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 32 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 2 hate crimes are reported at ECU.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on ECU main campus. In addition to the main campus, 6 safety matters are reported at 1 ECU branch.

Campus Safety Matters By Year at ECU

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

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At East Carolina University, 110 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

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Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At East Carolina University, 48 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 1.78 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.63 at ECU.

By crime category, Burglary was the most common with 14 cases, and Rape was the second most common with 12 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Burglary was the most common with 14 incidents, while Rape was the second most common with 11 incidents.

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending East Carolina University, 341 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

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

At East Carolina University, 32 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 31 VAWA cases reported including 19 dating violence and 11 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 1.15 at ECU campuses.

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

For students attending East Carolina University, 2 hate crimes are reported.

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Fires in Residence Halls

There are no reported fires on residence halls at East Carolina University.

Safety Matters at 1 ECU Branch

There are 6 more safety issues at ECU campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.

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