For the calendar year 2023, a total of 7,389 incidents related to campus safety and securty occured at Ohio colleges. It includes criminal offenses, arrests, diciplinary actions, VAWA (Violence Against Women Act), and hate crimes.
By subject, there were 1,812 criminal offenses, 621 arrests, 4,325 disciplinary actions, 594 VAWA, and 37 hate crimes at Ohio colleges.
When limited to on-campus, there were 6,646 incidents reported. By incident type, 1,472 criminal offenses, 396 arrests, 4,224 disciplinary actions, 523 VAWA, and 31 hate crimes. In adddition, there were 70 fires reporeted at Ohio colleges.
Campus Safety and Security Matters Summary at Ohio Colleges
| Total | On-Campus | Non-Campus | Public Properties | Residence Halls1 | Reported2 | Rate per 1000 Students |
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| Arrests | 621 | 396 | 29 | 196 | 95 | - | 0.82 |
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| Criminal Offenses | 1,812 | 1,472 | 116 | 224 | 443 | - | 2.39 |
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| Disciplinary Actions | 4,325 | 4,224 | 21 | 80 | 4,224 | - | 5.71 |
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| VAWA3 | 594 | 523 | 25 | 46 | 263 | - | 0.78 |
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| Hate Crimes | 37 | 31 | - | 6 | 14 | - | 0.05 |
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| Total | 7,389 | 6,646 | 191 | 552 | 5,039 | - | 9.75 |
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| Rate Per 1000 Students | 9.75 | 8.77 | 0.25 | 0.73 | 6.65 | - | - |
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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 Ohio Colleges
The following table summarizes and compares the the number of incidents related to campus safety between colleges in Ohio. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.