467 Arrests Occured at Virginia College Campuses

467

Total Arrests

311

On-Campus Arrests

For the calendar year 2023, 467 arrests made at Virginia colleges. The arrest rate per 1,000 students is 0.41 at Virginia college campues. By violation type, there were 110 weapon-related arrests, 127 drug law violation arrests, and 230 liquor law violation arrests.

Of the 311 total on-campus arrests at Virginia colleges,

  • 20.90% were weapon-related, and the on-campus weapon-related arrests rate per 1,000 students is 0.06.
  • 25.08% were drug law violation arrests, and the on-campus durg law violation arrest per 1,000 students is 0.07.
  • 54.02% were liquor law vioation arrests, and the on-campus liquor law violation arrest rate per 1,000 students is 0.15.

For all arrests, there were 311 on-campus, 19 non-campus, 137 public property, and 76 residence hall arrests made last year. (The number for on-campus arrests includes residence hall arrests).

Arrests statistics at Virginia Colleges
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Rate per 1000 Students
Total46731119137760.41
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)1106514480.10
Drug Law Violation12778643120.11
Liquor Law Violation2301681250560.20
Rate Per 1000 Students0.410.270.020.120.07-
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Arrests Statistics for Virginia Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the arrests statistics between colleges in Virginia. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.

Last Update: April 22, 2025 | Data source: CSS (Campus Safety and Security), OPE
On-campus Arrests Statistics at Virginia Colleges
StateEnrollmentTotal ArrestsRate per 1000 StudentsWeapons (carrying, processing, etc.)Drug Law ViolationLiquor Law Violation
Northeastern University - Arlington Campus-0-000
Lincoln Memorial University - LMU DeBusk Veterinary Teaching Center (DVTC)-0-000
Averett University1,37800.00000
Blue Ridge Community College3,71800.00000
Bluefield University98900.00000
Bridgewater College1,43600.00000
William & Mary9,76230.31003
William & Mary - Newport News Campus-1-010
Regent University10,16810.10100
Central Virginia Community College3,41000.00000
Christopher Newport University4,50361.33222
Mountain Gateway Community College1,00200.00000
Eastern Virginia Medical School1,23564.86600
Emory & Henry College1,36410.73001
Emory & Henry College - School of Health Sciences-0-000
Eastern Mennonite University1,29221.55200
Ferrum College76700.00000
George Mason University39,527130.330310
George Mason University - Mason Square - Arlington Campus-0-000
George Mason University - Science and Technology Campus-0-000
Germanna Community College - Fredericksburg Area Campus-0-000
Germanna Community College - Fredericksburg Center for Advanced Technology-0-000
Hampden-Sydney College87600.00000
Hampton University3,64920.55101
Hollins University78200.00000
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College - Kitchens-0-000
James Madison University22,758200.880317
Liberty University103,06880.08224
Longwood University4,54500.00000
University of Lynchburg2,59200.00000
Mary Baldwin University1,79200.00000
Mary Baldwin University - Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences (MDCHS)-0-000
University of Mary Washington3,80800.00000
Marymount University3,66700.00000
Marymount University - Marymount University Ballston Center-0-000
New River Community College4,15600.00000
Sentara College of Health Sciences30000.00000
Norfolk State University6,04581.32134
Northern Virginia Community College53,81080.15044
Northern Virginia Community College - Alexandria Campus-0-000
Northern Virginia Community College - Loudoun Campus-0-000
Northern Virginia Community College - Manassas Campus-1-010
Northern Virginia Community College - ELI/ Fairfax-0-000
Old Dominion University22,541180.80792
Paul D Camp Community College - Smithfield Campus-0-000
Piedmont Virginia Community College5,17400.00000
Radford University7,531151.990213
Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy153745.75700
Randolph-Macon College1,52300.00000
Randolph College63400.00000
Richard Bland College2,59800.00000
University of Richmond3,77610.26001
Riverside College of Health Careers32500.00000
Roanoke College1,83521.09011
Shenandoah University4,34300.00000
Southern Virginia University96711.03010
Southwest Virginia Community College2,28810.44100
Strayer University-Virginia - Virginia Beach-0-000
Sweet Briar College46400.00000
Virginia Peninsula Community College6,12700.00000
Tidewater Community College15,91200.00000
Tidewater Community College - Portsmouth Campus-0-000
Union Presbyterian Seminary17300.00000
University of Virginia's College at Wise1,91100.00000
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University38,294812.120378
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Roanoke Higher Education Center-0-000
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Virginia Tech Newport News Center-0-000
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Richmond Center-0-000
Virginia Western Community College6,17000.00000
Virginia Commonwealth University28,238311.1001516
Virginia Commonwealth University - MCV Campus-35-19151
Virginia Commonwealth University - VCU Inova-0-000
University of Virginia-Main Campus25,92470.27313
University of Virginia-Main Campus - University of Virginia Richmond Center-1-100
University of Virginia-Main Campus - Mountain Lake Biological Station-0-000
University of Virginia-Main Campus - UVA-Inova-9-450
Virginia Military Institute1,56000.00000
Virginia State University5,190163.08745
Virginia Union University1,66221.20110
Virginia Wesleyan University1,71100.00000
Washington and Lee University2,27720.88002
Wytheville Community College2,11900.00000
ECPI University - ECPI University - Norfolk (Culinary Institute of Virginia)-0-000
ECPI University - ECPI University - Richmond (Innsbrook)-0-000
Centura College-Newport News21000.00000
Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing65230.77020
Centura College-Chesapeake22500.00000
Divine Mercy University44200.00000
Empire Beauty School-Richmond7000.00000
The Chrysm Institute of Esthetics - The Chrysm Institute of Esthetics, Hampton-0-000
The Esthetic Institute10700.00000
Total1,148,9894670.416578168