Criminal Offenses Statistics at Virginia Colleges

For the calendar year 2023, 989 criminal offenses occured at Virginia colleges. The crimial offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.86 at Virginia college campues.

Of the 754 total on-campus criminal offenses at Virginia colleges,

There were 2 murders, including Non-negligent manslaughter on Virginia college campuses.
There were 298 sexual assault incluing rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape. The sexual assault crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.26 at Virginia college campuses.
There were 15 robberies, and the robbery crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.01 at Virginia college campuses.
There were 111 aggravated assaults, and the aggravated assaults crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.10 at Virginia college campuses.
There were 107 burglary, and the burglary crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.09 at Virginia college campuses.
There were 199 motor vehicle theft, and the motor vehicle theft rate per 1,000 students is 0.17 at Virginia college campuses.
There were 22 arson, and the arson crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.02 at Virginia college campuses.

For all criminal offenses, there were 754 on-campus, 86 non-campus, 149 public property, and 285 residence hall criminal offenses occured last year. (The number for on-campus criminal offenses includes residence hall criminal offenses).

Criminal Offenses statistics at Virginia Colleges
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	989	754	86	149	285	0.86
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	8	2	0	6	0	0.01
Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0	-
Rape	178	153	17	8	116	0.15
Fondling	171	143	10	18	60	0.15
Incest	0	0	0	0	0	-
Statutory Rape	2	2	0	0	2	0.00
Robbery	25	15	2	8	3	0.02
Aggravated Assault	182	111	17	54	40	0.16
Burglary	122	107	15	0	45	0.11
Motor Vehicle Theft	278	199	25	54	10	0.24
Arson	23	22	0	1	9	0.02
Rate Per 1000 Students	0.86	0.66	0.07	0.13	0.25	-

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Criminal Offenses Statistics for Virginia Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the criminal offenses 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 Criminal Offenses Statistics at Virginia Colleges
State	Enrollment	Total Criminal Offenses	Rate per 1000 Students	Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	Rape	Fondling	Statutory Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault	Burglary	Motor Vehicle Theft	Arson
Northeastern University - Arlington Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lincoln Memorial University - LMU DeBusk Veterinary Teaching Center (DVTC)	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Averett University	1,378	3	2.18	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Blue Ridge Community College	3,718	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bluefield University	989	2	2.02	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Bridgewater College	1,436	5	3.48	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
William & Mary	9,762	17	1.74	0	5	12	0	0	0	0	0	0
William & Mary - Newport News Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Regent University	10,168	2	0.20	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Central Virginia Community College	3,410	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christopher Newport University	4,503	22	4.89	0	8	2	0	2	3	2	5	0
Mountain Gateway Community College	1,002	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eastern Virginia Medical School	1,235	7	5.67	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	4	0
Emory & Henry College	1,364	7	5.13	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Emory & Henry College - School of Health Sciences	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eastern Mennonite University	1,292	3	2.32	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Ferrum College	767	5	6.52	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
George Mason University	39,527	26	0.66	0	6	4	0	1	2	1	11	1
George Mason University - Mason Square - Arlington Campus	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
George Mason University - Science and Technology Campus	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Germanna Community College - Fredericksburg Area Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Germanna Community College - Fredericksburg Center for Advanced Technology	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hampden-Sydney College	876	3	3.42	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Hampton University	3,649	8	2.19	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0
Hollins University	782	1	1.28	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College - Kitchens	-	2	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
James Madison University	22,758	20	0.88	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	10	4
Liberty University	103,068	64	0.62	0	6	27	0	1	1	7	21	1
Longwood University	4,545	11	2.42	0	3	2	1	0	1	1	3	0
University of Lynchburg	2,592	11	4.24	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	4	1
Mary Baldwin University	1,792	1	0.56	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mary Baldwin University - Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences (MDCHS)	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
University of Mary Washington	3,808	4	1.05	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marymount University	3,667	2	0.55	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marymount University - Marymount University Ballston Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New River Community College	4,156	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sentara College of Health Sciences	300	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Norfolk State University	6,045	9	1.49	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
Northern Virginia Community College	53,810	2	0.04	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Northern Virginia Community College - Alexandria Campus	-	2	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Northern Virginia Community College - Loudoun Campus	-	3	-	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Northern Virginia Community College - Manassas Campus	-	1	-	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northern Virginia Community College - ELI/ Fairfax	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Old Dominion University	22,541	40	1.77	0	7	3	1	0	10	11	7	1
Paul D Camp Community College - Smithfield Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Piedmont Virginia Community College	5,174	1	0.19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Radford University	7,531	11	1.46	0	4	3	0	0	3	0	1	0
Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy	153	1	6.54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Randolph-Macon College	1,523	13	8.54	0	4	3	0	0	2	1	1	2
Randolph College	634	17	26.81	0	7	7	0	0	0	2	1	0
Richard Bland College	2,598	2	0.77	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
University of Richmond	3,776	8	2.12	0	3	1	0	0	0	3	1	0
Riverside College of Health Careers	325	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roanoke College	1,835	5	2.72	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shenandoah University	4,343	3	0.69	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Southern Virginia University	967	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Southwest Virginia Community College	2,288	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strayer University-Virginia - Virginia Beach	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sweet Briar College	464	1	2.16	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia Peninsula Community College	6,127	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tidewater Community College	15,912	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tidewater Community College - Portsmouth Campus	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Union Presbyterian Seminary	173	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
University of Virginia's College at Wise	1,911	16	8.37	0	0	1	0	0	12	3	0	0
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	38,294	53	1.38	0	18	9	0	0	4	12	7	3
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Roanoke Higher Education Center	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Virginia Tech Newport News Center	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Richmond Center	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Virginia Western Community College	6,170	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia Commonwealth University	28,238	61	2.16	0	12	11	0	1	15	10	8	4
Virginia Commonwealth University - MCV Campus	-	44	-	1	5	6	0	1	16	7	7	1
Virginia Commonwealth University - VCU Inova	-	7	-	0	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	0
University of Virginia-Main Campus	25,924	153	5.90	1	17	18	0	2	16	13	84	2
University of Virginia-Main Campus - University of Virginia Richmond Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
University of Virginia-Main Campus - Mountain Lake Biological Station	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
University of Virginia-Main Campus - UVA-Inova	-	23	-	0	4	7	0	2	8	0	2	0
Virginia Military Institute	1,560	3	1.92	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
Virginia State University	5,190	26	5.01	0	1	1	0	4	7	9	4	0
Virginia Union University	1,662	6	3.61	0	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
Virginia Wesleyan University	1,711	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Washington and Lee University	2,277	7	3.07	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wytheville Community College	2,119	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ECPI University - ECPI University - Norfolk (Culinary Institute of Virginia)	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
ECPI University - ECPI University - Richmond (Innsbrook)	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Centura College-Newport News	210	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing	65	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Centura College-Chesapeake	225	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Divine Mercy University	442	1	2.26	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Empire Beauty School-Richmond	70	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The Chrysm Institute of Esthetics - The Chrysm Institute of Esthetics, Hampton	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The Esthetic Institute	107	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	1,148,989	989	0.86	2	153	143	2	15	111	107	199	22

989 Criminal Offenses Occured at Virginia College Campuses

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Criminal Offenses Statistics for Virginia Colleges