Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Cornell University, 419 on-campus, 34 out-of-campus, 269 residence halls, and 6 on-campus fire were reported. The next table summarizes campus safety/security matters by location and types.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Reported2
Arrests43394-5-
Criminal Offenses624814-30-
Disciplinary Actions29428212-215-
VAWA338344-11-
Hate Crimes88--4-
Total44541934-269-
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 Cornell University, 62 criminal offenses are reported including rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

Total 624814-30
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter 11---
Rape 24177-14
Fondling 532-1
Robbery 211--
Aggravated Assault 761-2
Burglary 20173-10
Arson 33--3
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Cornell University, 294 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Total 29428212-215
Drug Law Violation 7575--47
Liquor Law Violation 21920712-168
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

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

At Cornell University, 38 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Total 38344-11
Domestic Violence 660-4
Dating Violence 15114-3
Stalking 17170-4
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

For students attending Cornell University, 8 hate crimes are reported.

Hate Crimes Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Simple Assault 330-1
Bias Race 110-0
Bias Sexual Orientation 110-0
Bias Disability 110-1
Intimidation 220-0
Bias Race 220-0
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism 330-3
Bias Sexual Orientation 220-2
Bias Gender 110-1
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Fires in Residence Halls

At Cornell University, 6 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
Number Of FiresCategoryCauseInjuries/DeathsDamage
150 Triphammer Rd - Triphammer Co-op, Endowed and Contract College Campuses1UnintentionalCooking 0/0$0-$99
2 Forest Park Lane - Psi Upsilon, Endowed and Contract College Campuses1UnintentionalElectrical 0/0$100-$999
Carl Becker House, Endowed and Contract College Campuses1Intentionaltrash can contents set on fire in stairwell 0/0$100-$999
Court-Kay-Bauer Hall, Endowed and Contract College Campuses1UnintentionalOther 0/0$0-$99
Mews Hall, Endowed and Contract College Campuses1IntentionalPaper on bulletin board was set on fire then extinguished. 0/0$0-$99
William Keeton House, Endowed and Contract College Campuses1IntentionalPoster on notice board was set on fire and extinguished 0/0$0-$99