Campus Safety and Security Matters at Florida Colleges

For the calendar year 2023, a total of 5,771 incidents related to campus safety and securty occured at Florida colleges. It includes criminal offenses, arrests, diciplinary actions, VAWA (Violence Against Women Act), and hate crimes.

By subject, there were 1,575 criminal offenses, 521 arrests, 3,154 disciplinary actions, 507 VAWA, and 14 hate crimes at Florida colleges.

When limited to on-campus, there were 4,839 incidents reported. By incident type, 1,147 criminal offenses, 254 arrests, 2,985 disciplinary actions, 442 VAWA, and 11 hate crimes. In adddition, there were 46 fires reporeted at Florida colleges.

Campus Safety and Security Matters Summary at Florida Colleges
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	521	254	19	248	31	-	0.15
Criminal Offenses	1,575	1,147	154	274	390	-	0.46
Disciplinary Actions	3,154	2,985	75	94	2,985	-	0.93
VAWA³	507	442	35	30	176	-	0.15
Hate Crimes	14	11	-	3	3	-	0.00
Total	5,771	4,839	283	649	3,585	-	1.69
Rate Per 1000 Students	1.69	1.42	0.08	0.19	1.05	-	-

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 and Security Matters for Florida Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the the number of incidents related to campus safety between colleges in Florida. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.

Last Update: April 22, 2025 | Data source: CSS (Campus Safety and Security), OPE

On-campus Criminal Offenses and Safety Matters at Florida Colleges
State	Enrollment	Total Incidents	Rate per 1000 Students	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crimes
Barry University	6,836	70	10.24	0	1	68	1	0
Bethune-Cookman University	2,515	37	14.71	4	9	21	3	0
Lynn University	3,501	137	39.13	0	9	116	12	0
Eastern Florida State College - Eastern Florida State College -Melbourne Campus	-	19	-	0	3	11	5	0
Eastern Florida State College - Eastern Florida State College-Titusville Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Eastern Florida State College - Eastern Florida State College-Palm Bay Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
Broward College	29,140	8	0.27	0	6	2	0	0
Broward College - South Campus	-	3	-	0	2	0	1	0
Broward College - Willis Holcombe Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
College of Central Florida	5,747	14	2.44	0	7	1	3	3
College of Central Florida - Hampton Center	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	1
University of Central Florida	69,233	259	3.74	7	52	152	47	1
University of Central Florida - UCF Cocoa	-	1	-	1	0	0	0	0
University of Central Florida - UCF Daytona Beach	-	14	-	1	5	0	8	0
University of Central Florida - Rosen College of Hospitality Management	-	13	-	0	1	11	1	0
University of Central Florida - UCF Valencia West	-	2	-	0	1	0	1	0
University of Central Florida - Health Sciences Campus	-	1	-	0	0	0	1	0
University of Central Florida - UCF Downtown	-	21	-	2	12	1	6	0
University of Central Florida - UCF Sanford/Lake Mary	-	4	-	0	0	3	1	0
University of Central Florida - UCF Valencia Osceola	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
University of Central Florida - UCF Valencia East - Orlando, FL	-	2	-	0	2	0	0	0
Lorenzo Walker Technical College	767	1	1.30	0	1	0	0	0
Daytona State College	11,807	18	1.52	1	6	3	8	0
Daytona State College - Flagler/Palm Coast Campus	-	2	-	0	0	0	2	0
Daytona State College - Deltona Campus	-	1	-	0	0	0	1	0
Eckerd College	1,986	67	33.74	0	18	40	9	0
Florida SouthWestern State College	13,860	11	0.79	1	0	10	0	0
Florida SouthWestern State College - Collier County Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
Edward Waters University	1,175	47	40.00	0	5	40	2	0
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach	11,070	120	10.84	0	7	106	7	0
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	9,265	56	6.04	6	9	38	3	0
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University - Florida A&M University-College of Law	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Florida Atlantic University	30,790	159	5.16	2	58	79	20	0
Florida Atlantic University - MacArthur Campus	-	4	-	0	1	2	1	0
Florida Atlantic University - Davie Campus	-	2	-	0	2	0	0	0
Florida State College at Jacksonville	20,530	5	0.24	0	2	2	1	0
Florida State College at Jacksonville - Kent	-	2	-	2	0	0	0	0
Florida State College at Jacksonville - North	-	4	-	0	2	2	0	0
Florida State College at Jacksonville - South	-	3	-	0	2	0	1	0
Florida State College at Jacksonville - Deerwood	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Flagler College	2,441	196	80.29	0	20	168	7	1
Flagler College - Flagler College-Tallahassee	-	2	-	0	1	0	1	0
Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville	140	1	7.14	0	1	0	0	0
AdventHealth University	1,692	3	1.77	0	2	0	1	0
Florida Institute of Technology	8,516	269	31.59	1	150	105	12	1
Florida International University	53,953	154	2.85	3	44	99	8	0
Florida International University - Biscayne Bay Campus	-	5	-	0	5	0	0	0
The College of the Florida Keys - Upper Keys Center	-	2	-	2	0	0	0	0
Florida Memorial University	1,365	14	10.26	9	5	0	0	0
Florida Southern College	3,194	28	8.77	0	7	20	1	0
Florida State University	43,234	328	7.59	23	106	181	17	1
Florida State University - Panama City - Florida	-	9	-	0	2	3	4	0
Florida State University - FAMU-FSU College of Engineering	-	2	-	0	2	0	0	0
Florida State University - London Study Center	-	1	-	0	0	1	0	0
Florida State University - Florence Study Center	-	9	-	0	0	9	0	0
Florida State University - Valencia Study Center	-	11	-	0	1	10	0	0
University of Florida	54,814	419	7.64	65	165	85	104	0
University of Florida - UF Health Jacksonville	-	75	-	9	54	0	12	0
University of Florida - UF Research and Academic Center at Lake Nona	-	1	-	0	0	0	1	0
University of Florida - UF Historic St. Augustine	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
University of Florida - Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
University of Florida - Mid Florida Research and Education Center	-	8	-	0	8	0	0	0
University of Florida - St. Petersburg Dental Clinic	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Full Sail University	26,421	4	0.15	1	0	2	1	0
Gulf Coast State College	4,959	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Hillsborough Community College	20,004	2	0.10	0	0	1	1	0
Indian River State College	15,104	3	0.20	0	2	0	1	0
Indian River State College - Indian River State College-Chastain	-	1	-	1	0	0	0	0
Indian River State College - Indian River State College-Pruitt	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Jacksonville University	3,957	60	15.16	0	5	55	0	0
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale - Keiser University - Orlando Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale - Keiser University-Sarasota	-	1	-	0	0	0	1	0
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale - Keiser University - Daytona	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale - Keiser University - Port Saint Lucie	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale - Keiser University - Flagship	-	31	-	0	1	30	0	0
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale - Keiser University-San Marcos Nicaragua	-	5	-	0	0	5	0	0
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale - Keiser University - Clearwater	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Lake-Sumter State College	5,064	2	0.39	0	2	0	0	0
Lake-Sumter State College - South Lake	-	3	-	1	2	0	0	0
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota	8,411	4	0.48	0	1	2	1	0
Manatee Technical College	1,117	2	1.79	1	1	0	0	0
Miami Dade College	39,139	1	0.03	0	0	0	1	0
Miami Dade College - North Campus	-	4	-	0	3	0	1	0
Miami Dade College - Kendall Campus	-	3	-	0	2	0	1	0
Miami Dade College - Homestead Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
Miami Dade College - Eduardo J. Padron Campus	-	1	-	0	0	0	1	0
Miami Dade College - West Campus	-	1	-	0	0	0	1	0
Miami Dade College - Hialeah Campus	-	4	-	0	2	0	2	0
University of Miami	19,593	208	10.62	0	38	168	2	0
University of Miami - Medical Campus	-	12	-	0	7	0	5	0
University of Miami - Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Orange Technical College-South Campus	2,743	1	0.36	0	1	0	0	0
North Florida College	1,281	1	0.78	0	1	0	0	0
University of North Florida	16,453	241	14.65	5	23	209	4	0
Nova Southeastern University	20,877	76	3.64	0	10	54	12	0
Nova Southeastern University - Nova Southeastern University - Tampa	-	2	-	1	1	0	0	0
Orange Technical College	994	4	4.02	0	3	0	1	0
Palm Beach Atlantic University	3,875	32	8.26	0	6	25	1	0
Palm Beach State College - Palm Beach Gardens Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
Pasco-Hernando State College - East Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
Pasco-Hernando State College - Spring Hill Campus	-	3	-	0	3	0	0	0
Pasco-Hernando State College - Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
Pensacola State College	8,518	6	0.70	0	4	2	0	0
Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater	1,018	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Polk State College - Lakeland Campus	-	3	-	3	0	0	0	0
Radford M Locklin Technical College	410	3	7.32	3	0	0	0	0
Ringling College of Art and Design	1,722	10	5.81	0	3	7	0	0
Rollins College	3,013	126	41.82	0	29	89	8	0
First Coast Technical College	369	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Saint Leo University	10,231	121	11.83	0	1	113	7	0
St Petersburg College	23,350	1	0.04	0	1	0	0	0
St Petersburg College - Clearwater Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
St Petersburg College - Seminole Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
St Petersburg College - St. Petetersburg College-Gibbs Campus	-	2	-	0	2	0	0	0
St Petersburg College - Tarpon Springs Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Santa Fe College	12,698	5	0.39	2	2	0	1	0
Seminole State College of Florida	14,104	4	0.28	0	0	3	1	0
Sheridan Technical College	1,469	1	0.68	0	1	0	0	0
South Florida State College	2,976	1	0.34	0	1	0	0	0
University of South Florida	48,572	120	2.47	69	22	6	22	1
University of South Florida - USF Downtown	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
University of South Florida - University of South Florida St. Petersburg	-	79	-	1	1	75	2	0
St. Thomas University	6,455	39	6.04	0	5	34	0	0
Stetson University	3,669	104	28.35	0	53	46	4	1
Stetson University - College of Law	-	6	-	0	6	0	0	0
Southeastern University	10,400	47	4.52	1	11	33	2	0
Southeastern University - Jacksonville Campus	-	1	-	1	0	0	0	0
Tallahassee Community College	11,699	2	0.17	0	1	0	1	0
The University of Tampa	11,054	318	28.77	1	8	302	7	0
Trinity Baptist College	397	7	17.63	2	0	5	0	0
Valencia College	42,524	1	0.02	0	1	0	0	0
Valencia College - West Campus	-	2	-	0	1	0	1	0
Valencia College - East Campus	-	2	-	0	2	0	0	0
Valencia College - Osceola Campus	-	3	-	0	3	0	0	0
Valencia College - Winter Park Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
Valencia College - Downtown Campus	-	35	-	6	10	13	6	0
Warner University	891	7	7.86	0	3	1	3	0
Webber International University	930	9	9.68	0	2	7	0	0
Rasmussen University-Florida	3,034	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Rasmussen University-Florida - Rasmussen University - Fort Myers	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
The University of West Florida	14,371	49	3.41	0	6	36	7	0
Orange Technical College-West Campus	1,418	1	0.71	0	0	0	1	0
Orange Technical College-East Campus	2,803	1	0.36	0	1	0	0	0
Orange Technical College-East Campus - Orange Technical College-Avalon Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
LaSalle Tech - LaSalle Tech	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary - Jacksonville Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Mayo Clinic-Jacksonville , FL Campus	-	20	-	2	9	3	5	1
NUC University - Florida Technical College - Kissimmee	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
New College of Florida	732	3	4.10	0	3	0	0	0
Universal Technical Institute-Auto Motorcycle & Marine Mechanics Institute Division-Orlando	866	2	2.31	0	1	1	0	0
National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay	582	1	1.72	0	0	1	0	0
Beacon College	527	7	13.28	0	3	2	2	0
Schiller International University - Schiller International University - Madrid	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
Florida National University-Main Campus - South Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing	54	2	37.04	0	0	2	0	0
Marion Technical College	484	1	2.07	0	1	0	0	0
Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp - COMPU-MED VOCATIONAL CAREERS	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide - Europe	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide - Space Coast Perimeter, FL	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide - Misawa	-	1	-	0	0	0	1	0
Osceola Technical College	752	3	3.99	0	1	0	2	0
Southeastern College-West Palm Beach	650	1	1.54	0	0	1	0	0
Praxis Institute	440	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Florida Gulf Coast University	16,167	215	13.30	2	8	203	2	0
Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine	163	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
New Concept Massage and Beauty School	89	8	89.89	8	0	0	0	0
New Concept Massage and Beauty School - New Concept Massage and Beauty School, West Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
M-DCPS The English Center	157	1	6.37	0	1	0	0	0
Ave Maria University	1,335	63	47.19	0	4	57	2	0
Strayer University-Florida - Orlando	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
SABER College	202	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Miami Regional University	955	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Aveda Institute-South Florida - Aveda Institute - Orlando	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Aveda Institute-South Florida - Aveda Institute-Brandon	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Aveda Institute-Tallahassee - Aveda Institute - Jacksonville	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Shear Excellence Hair Academy	149	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Jersey College - Jacksonville Campus	-	5	-	0	3	2	0	0
Jersey College - Fort Lauderdale Campus	-	1	-	0	0	1	0	0
Jersey College - Melbourne Campus	-	4	-	0	4	0	0	0
Fortis Institute-Pensacola	657	1	1.52	0	0	0	1	0
Medical Institute of Palm Beach	261	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Emerald Coast Technical College	170	1	5.88	0	1	0	0	0
Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville	146	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
New York Film Academy - New York Film Academy, Miami	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0
D A Dorsey Technical College	275	3	10.91	0	3	0	0	0
Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville	394	2	5.08	1	0	0	1	0
FVI School of Nursing and Technology	553	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences Academy	41	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Florida Polytechnic University	1,618	3	1.85	2	0	0	1	0
Latin Beauty Academy	214	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
Hope College of Arts and Sciences	82	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
HCI College	169	1	5.92	0	0	0	1	0
Wilton Simpson Technical College	114	1	8.77	1	0	0	0	0
Universal Technical Institute-South Florida Miramar	497	1	2.01	0	0	0	1	0
Total	3,408,702	4,839	1.42	254	1,147	2,985	442	11

1,147 Campus Safety and Securlty Related Incidents Occured at Florida College Campuses

4,839

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Campus Safety and Security Matters for Florida Colleges