2019 Brigham Young University - Hawaii Crime & Safety Report

Is BYU - H safe? On this page, we'll examine crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Info in this crime and safety report on BYU - H:

• Understanding the Stats
• BYU - H Crime Overall
• On-Campus Crime
• Residence Hall Crime
• Crime in the Laie Neighborhood
• References

Understanding the Crime Stats for BYU - H

Types of Crime & Safety Incidents

We have compiled this information on crime statistics from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The types of crimes are divided into the following categories: arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, violence against women, and disciplinary actions.

The arrests for major crimes category includes arrests for things such as murder, robbery, rape, aggravated assault, and arson. The violence against women grouping includes things such as domestic violence, date rape, and stalking. The arrests for possession classification deals with things such as weapons possession, alcohol violations, and drug violations. The disciplinary actions category involves possession of weapons, alcohol violations, and drug violations in the cases where no arrest occurred but some action was taken.

Number of Incidents

It is not unusual for institutions to report that no incidents occurred in some of these categories. In fact, 56% of the schools we cover reported no arrests for major crimes, 67% reported no violence against women, 70% reported no arrests for possession, and 68% reported no disciplinary actions.

Zero incidents of reported crime may be nice to see, but it does not necessarily mean the school is safer, as it could indicate lax reporting. Similarly, a high number of incidents could indicate that the school is more strict about reporting and law enforcement than other institutions.

BYU - H Overall Crime Stats

Brigham Young University - Hawaii reported 28 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 3,096, that's 9.04 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

Category	Number of Incidents	Max Number of Incidents (at any school)	Number of Incidents per 1,000 students	Max Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes	16	1,670	5.17	4,000.00
Arrests for Possession	0	880	0.00	1,352.94
Violence Against Women	10	334	3.23	1,000.00
Disciplinary Actions	2	2,670	0.65	4,574.85

BYU - H Overall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of BYU - H crime and safety incidents are in each category.

Disciplinary actions account for 7.1% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. About 57.1% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 35.7% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how BYU - H compares to other colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to each category of crime and safety-related incidents. Note that this does not take school size into account so larger schools are likely to have more incidents.

We can factor in the size of the school and look at the incidents per thousand students as well.

BYU - H Overall Crime by Location

The percentage breakdown of BYU - H crime and safety incidents by location is shown in the following chart.

BYU - H On-Campus Crime Stats

Brigham Young University - Hawaii reported 28 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 3,096, that's 9.04 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

Category	Number of Incidents	Max Number of Incidents (at any school)	Number of Incidents per 1,000 students	Max Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes	16	1,585	5.17	4,000.00
Arrests for Possession	0	813	0.00	888.89
Violence Against Women	10	331	3.23	1,000.00
Disciplinary Actions	2	2,645	0.65	4,544.91

BYU - H On-Campus Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of BYU - H on-campus crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

BYU - H Residence Hall Crime Stats

Brigham Young University - Hawaii reported 9 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Since the number of students at the school that year was 3,096, that's 2.91 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

Category	Number of Incidents	Max Number of Incidents (at any school)	Number of Incidents per 1,000 students	Max Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes	1	167	0.32	101.80
Arrests for Possession	0	715	0.00	180.35
Violence Against Women	6	140	1.94	53.89
Disciplinary Actions	2	2,507	0.65	4,029.94

BYU - H Residence Hall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of BYU - H crime and safety incidents by category in residence halls is shown in the following chart.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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More about our data sources and methodologies.