Crime Statistics and Data Collection

The Office of Campus Safety works closely with the Student Affairs Center, as well as with the Office of Residential Life and all of their resident and student employees. These offices work in a collaborative effort to maintain a safe and secure environment by reporting criminal activity to the proper agencies as soon as is practical. The Office of Campus Safety also maintains a close alliance with the Knox County Sheriff's Office, the Mount Vernon Police Department, and the Ohio State Patrol to maintain offense statistics on and around the campus. The following chart presents campus crime statistics.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (formerly the Campus Security Act)*

Category and Venue 2011 2010 2009
Homicide
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter
On Campus ** 0 0 0
In residential facilities 0 0 0
In or on a non campus building or property 0 0 0
On public property 0 0 0
Negligent Manslaughter
On Campus ** 0 0 0
In residential facilities 0 0 0
In or on a non campus building or property 0 0 0
On public property 0 0 0
Sex Offenses
Forcible
On Campus ** 3 1 0
In residential facilities 3 1 0
In or on a non campus building or property 0 0 0
On public property 0 0 0
Non-Forcible
On Campus ** 0 0 0
In residential facilities 0 0 0
In or on a non campus building or property 0 0 0
On public property 0 0 0
Robbery
On Campus ** 0 0 0
In residential facilities 0 0 0
In or on a non campus building or property 0 0 0
On public property 0 0 0
Aggravated Assault
On Campus ** 0 1 1
In residential facilities 0 0 1
In or on a non campus building or property 0 1 0
On public property 0 0 0
Burglary
On Campus ** 2 12 11
In residential facilities 2 11 9
In or on a non campus building or property 0 0 0
On public property 0 0 0
Arson
On Campus ** 0 1 0
In residential facilities 0 1 0
In or on a non campus building or property 0 0 0
On public property 0 0 0
Motor Vehicle Theft
On Campus ** 0 2 1
In residential facilities 0 0 0
In or on a non campus building or property 0 0 0
On public property 0 0 0
Hate Crimes
On Campus ** 0 0 0
In residential facilities 0 0 0
In or on a non campus building or property 0 0 0
On public property 0 0 0
Arrests
Liquor Law Violations
On Campus ** 2 17 0
In residential facilities 0 0 0
In or on a non campus building or property 0 0 0
On public property 33 14 0
Drug-Related Violations
On Campus ** 1 8 0
In residential facilities 1 8 0
In or on a non campus building or property 0 0 0
On public property 0 3 0
Weapons Possession
On Campus ** 0 0 0
In residential facilities 0 0 0
In or on a non campus building or property 0 0 0
On public property 0 0 0
Disciplinary Referrals
Liquor Law Violations
On Campus ** 231 210 270
In residential facilities 167 174 224
In or on a non campus building or property 3 5 0
On public property 37 0 0
Drug-Related Violations
On Campus ** 39 57 38
In residential facilities 25 35 35
In or on a non campus building or property 1 4 0
On public property 1 0 0
Weapons Possession
On Campus ** 0 0 0
In residential facilities 0 0 0
In or on a non campus building or property 0 0 0
On public property 0 0 0

*The Campus Security Act was amended in 1998. Any marked increase across years or in the revised statistics from previous years can be accounted for by the fact that the geographic boundaries for reporting were greatly expanded in 1998, and reporting of drug, alcohol, and weapons violations has also been broadened to include not only arrests but also disciplinary referrals.

**This category includes all on-campus incidents, including those listed in the category below, "In residential facilities," which includes all residential areas. Therefore, the two categories are not cumulative, but duplicative.

Information received after the deadline may affect the total statistics presented here.