For the calendar year 2023, a total of 2,604 incidents related to campus safety and securty occured at New Jersey colleges. It includes criminal offenses, arrests, diciplinary actions, VAWA (Violence Against Women Act), and hate crimes.
By subject, there were 494 criminal offenses, 143 arrests, 1,497 disciplinary actions, 440 VAWA, and 30 hate crimes at New Jersey colleges.
When limited to on-campus, there were 2,289 incidents reported. By incident type, 339 criminal offenses, 62 arrests, 1,473 disciplinary actions, 391 VAWA, and 24 hate crimes. In adddition, there were 71 fires reporeted at New Jersey colleges.
Campus Safety and Security Matters Summary at New Jersey Colleges
| Total | On-Campus | Non-Campus | Public Properties | Residence Halls1 | Reported2 | Rate per 1000 Students |
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| Arrests | 143 | 62 | 4 | 77 | 8 | - | 0.26 |
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| Criminal Offenses | 494 | 339 | 30 | 125 | 125 | - | 0.91 |
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| Disciplinary Actions | 1,497 | 1,473 | 20 | 4 | 1,473 | - | 2.77 |
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| VAWA3 | 440 | 391 | 11 | 38 | 223 | - | 0.81 |
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| Hate Crimes | 30 | 24 | - | 6 | 4 | - | 0.06 |
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| Total | 2,604 | 2,289 | 65 | 250 | 1,833 | - | 4.81 |
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| Rate Per 1000 Students | 4.81 | 4.23 | 0.12 | 0.46 | 3.39 | - | - |
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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 New Jersey Colleges
The following table summarizes and compares the the number of incidents related to campus safety between colleges in New Jersey. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.