For the calendar year 2023, a total of 6,305 incidents related to campus safety and securty occured at Virginia colleges. It includes criminal offenses, arrests, diciplinary actions, VAWA (Violence Against Women Act), and hate crimes.
By subject, there were 989 criminal offenses, 467 arrests, 4,112 disciplinary actions, 694 VAWA, and 43 hate crimes at Virginia colleges.
When limited to on-campus, there were 5,701 incidents reported. By incident type, 754 criminal offenses, 311 arrests, 3,990 disciplinary actions, 610 VAWA, and 36 hate crimes. In adddition, there were 45 fires reporeted at Virginia colleges.
Campus Safety and Security Matters Summary at Virginia Colleges
| Total | On-Campus | Non-Campus | Public Properties | Residence Halls1 | Reported2 | Rate per 1000 Students |
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| Arrests | 467 | 311 | 19 | 137 | 76 | - | 0.41 |
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| Criminal Offenses | 989 | 754 | 86 | 149 | 285 | - | 0.86 |
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| Disciplinary Actions | 4,112 | 3,990 | 19 | 103 | 3,990 | - | 3.58 |
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| VAWA3 | 694 | 610 | 37 | 47 | 260 | - | 0.60 |
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| Hate Crimes | 43 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 7 | - | 0.04 |
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| Total | 6,305 | 5,701 | 164 | 440 | 4,618 | - | 5.49 |
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| Rate Per 1000 Students | 5.49 | 4.96 | 0.14 | 0.38 | 4.02 | - | - |
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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 Virginia Colleges
The following table summarizes and compares the the number of incidents related to campus safety between colleges in Virginia. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.