For the calendar year 2023, 199 arrests made at Mississippi colleges. The arrest rate per 1,000 students is 0.95 at Mississippi college campues. By violation type, there were 30 weapon-related arrests, 144 drug law violation arrests, and 25 liquor law violation arrests.
Of the 142 total on-campus arrests at Mississippi colleges,
- 16.90% were weapon-related, and the on-campus weapon-related arrests rate per 1,000 students is 0.11.
- 68.31% were drug law violation arrests, and the on-campus durg law violation arrest per 1,000 students is 0.46.
- 14.79% were liquor law vioation arrests, and the on-campus liquor law violation arrest rate per 1,000 students is 0.10.
For all arrests, there were 142 on-campus, 1 non-campus, 56 public property, and 32 residence hall arrests made last year. (The number for on-campus arrests includes residence hall arrests).
Arrests statistics at Mississippi Colleges
| Total | On-Campus | Non-Campus | Public Properties | Residence Halls1 | Rate per 1000 Students |
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| Total | 199 | 142 | 1 | 56 | 32 | 0.95 |
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| Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) | 30 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0.14 |
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| Drug Law Violation | 144 | 97 | 1 | 46 | 16 | 0.69 |
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| Liquor Law Violation | 25 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0.12 |
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| Rate Per 1000 Students | 0.95 | 0.68 | 0.00 | 0.27 | 0.15 | - |
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1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.
Arrests Statistics for Mississippi Colleges
The following table summarizes and compares the arrests statistics between colleges in Mississippi. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.