For the calendar year 2023, a total of 2,083 incidents related to campus safety and securty occured at Rhode Island colleges. It includes criminal offenses, arrests, diciplinary actions, VAWA (Violence Against Women Act), and hate crimes.
By subject, there were 170 criminal offenses, 41 arrests, 1,799 disciplinary actions, 66 VAWA, and 7 hate crimes at Rhode Island colleges.
When limited to on-campus, there were 2,046 incidents reported. By incident type, 150 criminal offenses, 37 arrests, 1,793 disciplinary actions, 60 VAWA, and 6 hate crimes. In adddition, there were 9 fires reporeted at Rhode Island colleges.
Campus Safety and Security Matters Summary at Rhode Island Colleges
| Total | On-Campus | Non-Campus | Public Properties | Residence Halls1 | Reported2 | Rate per 1000 Students |
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| Arrests | 41 | 37 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 0.43 |
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| Criminal Offenses | 170 | 150 | 1 | 19 | 70 | - | 1.80 |
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| Disciplinary Actions | 1,799 | 1,793 | 3 | 3 | 1,793 | - | 19.09 |
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| VAWA3 | 66 | 60 | - | 6 | 36 | - | 0.70 |
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| Hate Crimes | 7 | 6 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 0.07 |
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| Total | 2,083 | 2,046 | 4 | 33 | 1,904 | - | 22.10 |
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| Rate Per 1000 Students | 22.10 | 21.71 | 0.04 | 0.35 | 20.20 | - | - |
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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 Rhode Island Colleges
The following table summarizes and compares the the number of incidents related to campus safety between colleges in Rhode Island. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.