BU Campus Safety - Campus Security

At Boston University, total 6,407 criminal actions were reported last year : 1 arrests, 1 disciplinary actions, 42 criminal offenses, 4,048 hate crimes, 18 residence hall fires. By location, 2,349 crimes were on campus including residence halls, 2,023 were off campus, 2,037 were on public properties, 2,331 were on residence halls (2023).

The following table and chart describe the total criminal actions by crime type and location at Boston University. Last year, total 6,407 criminal/disciplinary actions have been reported at Boston University. By location, 2,349 criminal actions have happened on-campus facilities and 2,023 caused off-campus.

Total 1 arrests were reported at Boston University. The following table and chart describe the arrests count including weapons, drug law violation, and liquor law violation by location at Boston University.

At Boston University total 282 disciplinary actions were reported in academic year 2023. The following table and chart describe the disciplinary actions count including weapons, drug law violation, and liquor law violation by location at Boston University.

The following table and chart describe the criminal offenses statistics by crime type and location at Boston University.

Hate crime (also known as bias-motivated crime) is a usually violent, prejudice motivated crime that occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her perceived membership in a certain social group. The following table and chart describe the hate crime statistics by crime type and location at Boston University.

18 fires are occurred on residence hall at Boston University. Next table lists occurrences of fires with facility name, cause, injured or death, and damages.