How Safe and Secure Harvard University Campuses?

At Harvard University, 187 on-campus, 2 out-of-campus, 59 public property, 128 residence halls, and 2 on-campus fire campus safety/security issues are reported. By safety matters, 5 arrests, 154 criminal offenses, 34 disciplinary actions, 41 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act), and 7 hate crimes are reported.
There is a total of 30,631 students enrolled in Harvard and the on-campus crime ratio is 61.05 per 10,000 students.
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Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Harvard University, 187 on-campus, 2 out-of-campus, 59 public property, 128 residence halls, and 2 on-campus fire were reported. The following table summarizes campus safety/security matters by location and types.
Campus Safety/Security Issues
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Reported2
Arrests51-4--
Criminal Offenses154110-4475-
Disciplinary Actions3433-133-
VAWA34141--20-
Hate Crimes7115--
Total241187259128-
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.
2 Reported by local police
3 VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Harvard University, 5 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.
Arrests Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 51-4-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) -0000
Drug Law Violation 41030
Liquor Law Violation 10010
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Harvard University, 154 criminal offenses are reported including rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
Criminal Offenses Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 154110-4475
Rape 2827-124
Fondling 1610-65
Aggravated Assault 232-21-
Burglary 7070--46
Motor Vehicle Theft 71-6-
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Harvard University, 34 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.
Disciplinary Action Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 3433-133
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) 11--1
Drug Law Violation 1212--12
Liquor Law Violation 2120-120
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Violence Against Women Act(VAWA) Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Harvard University, 41 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
Disciplinary Action Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 4141--20
Domestic Violence 22002
Dating Violence 26260016
Stalking 1313002
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

For students attending Harvard University, 7 hate crimes are reported.
Hate Crimes Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Aggravated Assault 20020
Bias Race 10010
Bias Sexual Orientation 10010
Simple Assault 10010
Bias Nation Origin 10010
Intimidation 31110
Bias Race 31110
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism 10010
Bias Race 10010
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Fires in Residence Halls

At Harvard University, 2 residence hall fires are reported.
Residence Hall Fires
Number Of FiresCategoryCauseInjuries/DeathsDamage
Cabot House, Cambridge Campus1UnintentionalCooking 0/0$100-$999
3 Sacramento Street, Cambridge Campus1UnintentionalCooking 0/0$0-$99
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