For the calendar year 2023, a total of 12,072 incidents related to campus safety and securty occured at Texas colleges. It includes criminal offenses, arrests, diciplinary actions, VAWA (Violence Against Women Act), and hate crimes.
By subject, there were 2,706 criminal offenses, 2,856 arrests, 4,340 disciplinary actions, 2,129 VAWA, and 41 hate crimes at Texas colleges.
When limited to on-campus, there were 10,774 incidents reported. By incident type, 2,238 criminal offenses, 2,262 arrests, 4,229 disciplinary actions, 2,013 VAWA, and 32 hate crimes. In adddition, there were 80 fires reporeted at Texas colleges.
Campus Safety and Security Matters Summary at Texas Colleges
| Total | On-Campus | Non-Campus | Public Properties | Residence Halls1 | Reported2 | Rate per 1000 Students |
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| Arrests | 2,856 | 2,262 | 53 | 541 | 943 | - | 0.49 |
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| Criminal Offenses | 2,706 | 2,238 | 200 | 268 | 814 | - | 0.47 |
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| Disciplinary Actions | 4,340 | 4,229 | 39 | 72 | 4,229 | - | 0.75 |
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| VAWA3 | 2,129 | 2,013 | 67 | 49 | 836 | - | 0.37 |
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| Hate Crimes | 41 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 13 | - | 0.01 |
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| Total | 12,072 | 10,774 | 362 | 936 | 6,835 | - | 2.09 |
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| Rate Per 1000 Students | 2.09 | 1.87 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 1.18 | - | - |
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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 Texas Colleges
The following table summarizes and compares the the number of incidents related to campus safety between colleges in Texas. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.