For the calendar year 2023, a total of 939 incidents related to campus safety and securty occured at South Dakota colleges. It includes criminal offenses, arrests, diciplinary actions, VAWA (Violence Against Women Act), and hate crimes.
By subject, there were 67 criminal offenses, 331 arrests, 504 disciplinary actions, 34 VAWA, and 3 hate crimes at South Dakota colleges.
When limited to on-campus, there were 811 incidents reported. By incident type, 59 criminal offenses, 218 arrests, 501 disciplinary actions, 30 VAWA, and 3 hate crimes. In adddition, there were 2 fires reporeted at South Dakota colleges.
Campus Safety and Security Matters Summary at South Dakota Colleges
| Total | On-Campus | Non-Campus | Public Properties | Residence Halls1 | Reported2 | Rate per 1000 Students |
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| Arrests | 331 | 218 | 16 | 97 | 104 | - | 7.30 |
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| Criminal Offenses | 67 | 59 | 7 | 1 | 38 | - | 1.48 |
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| Disciplinary Actions | 504 | 501 | - | 3 | 501 | - | 11.12 |
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| VAWA3 | 34 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 19 | - | 0.75 |
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| Hate Crimes | 3 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | 0.07 |
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| Total | 939 | 811 | 24 | 104 | 664 | - | 20.72 |
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| Rate Per 1000 Students | 20.72 | 17.89 | 0.53 | 2.29 | 14.65 | - | - |
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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 South Dakota Colleges
The following table summarizes and compares the the number of incidents related to campus safety between colleges in South Dakota. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.