Campus Safety/Security Matters
At Ball State University, 591 on-campus, 29 out-of-campus, 45 public property, and 535 residence halls were reported. The next table summarizes campus safety/security matters by location and types.
Campus Safety/Security Issues
| Total | On-Campus | Non-Campus | Public Properties | Residence Halls1 | Reported2 |
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| Arrests | 119 | 81 | 1 | 37 | 50 | - |
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| Criminal Offenses | 40 | 27 | 13 | - | 23 | - |
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| Disciplinary Actions | 487 | 465 | 15 | 7 | 449 | - |
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| VAWA3 | 15 | 14 | - | 1 | 11 | - |
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| Hate Crimes | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - |
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| Total | 663 | 591 | 29 | 45 | 535 | - |
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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
Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime
At Ball State University, 40 criminal offenses are reported including rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
| Total | 40 | 27 | 13 | - | 23 | | Rape | 15 | 13 | 2 | - | 12 |
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| Fondling | 16 | 10 | 6 | - | 10 |
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| Burglary | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
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| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
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| Arson | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
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1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.
Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types
For students attending Ball State University, 487 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.
| Total | 487 | 465 | 15 | 7 | 449 | | Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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| Drug Law Violation | 77 | 68 | 3 | 6 | 53 |
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| Liquor Law Violation | 409 | 396 | 12 | 1 | 395 |
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1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.
Violence Against Women Act(VAWA) Statistics By Location and Violation Types
At Ball State University, 15 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
| Total | 15 | 14 | - | 1 | 11 | | Domestic Violence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Dating Violence | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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| Stalking | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.
Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias
For students attending Ball State University, 2 hate crimes are reported.
Hate Crimes Statistics
| Total | On-Campus | Non-Campus | Public Properties | Residence Halls1 |
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| Simple Assault | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Bias Race | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Destruction/Damage/Vandalism | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Bias Race | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.
Fires in Residence Halls
There is no reported fires on residence halls at Ball State University.