Cleveland State University (CSU) released the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for 2025, outlining crime report data from 2022 to 2024, as well as crime prevention initiatives, emergency preparedness and notifications, procedures for reporting crime and support services available to students.
Crime report data
In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), CSU releases annual reports of crime statistics. These include aggravated assault, arson, burglary, dating violence, domestic violence, hate crime, illegal weapons possession, intimidation, larceny-theft, liquor law violations, motor vehicle theft, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, manslaughter by negligence, robbery, sexual assault, simply assault, stalking and vandalism.
The report details progression in crime reports from 2022 to 2024. Focusing on on-campus crime reports, stand-outs include motor vehicle trespass (12 to 29 to 25) and burglary (9 to 15 to 13).
Data on arrests and disciplinary referrals indicate notable decreases over the past three years in liquor law violations (31 to 26 to 17) and drug abuse violations (11 to 35 to 3).
Domestic violence was the only crime that saw an increase in reports from 2022 to 2024(1 to 0 to 2), while weapons possession violations resulting in arrests were the only category to rise (0 to 1 to 5).
Below is a chart of the progression of on-campus crime reports from 2022 to 2024.
| Crime Reported* | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Murder/ Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sex Offense: Rape | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Sex Offense: Fondling | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Sex Offense: Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sex Offense: Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dating Violence | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Domestic Violence | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Stalking | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Burglary | 9 | 15 | 13 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 12 | 29 | 25 |
| Arson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
*Off-campus reports, which are included in CSU’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for 2025, are not included here.
Below is a chart of the progression of violations that end in arrests or disciplinary hearings from 2022 to 2024.
| Arrest/Disc Hearing* | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Liquor Law Violations: Arrests | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Liquor Law Violations: Disciplinary Referrals | 31 | 26 | 17 |
| Drug Abuse Violations: Arrests | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Drug Abuse Violations: Disciplinary Referrals | 11 | 35 | 3 |
| Weapon Possession Violations: Arrests | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Weapon Possession Violations: Disciplinary Referrals | 2 | 6 | 4 |
*Off-campus reports, which are included in CSU’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for 2025, are not included here.
Hate crimes on campus are also reported: 2022 saw zero, 2023 saw one incident of ethnic intimidation and one of theft, and 2024 saw one incident of ethnic intimidation.
On-campus student housing facilities have seen two fires in the last three years: one in 2023 and one in 2024.
Resources and initiatives for safety
Resources for CSU students include medical assistance, counseling services, legal aid and more. Contact information for each of the services is listed in the report.
Other safety initiatives include the Community Oriented Policing Sector Program, Rape Aggression Defense Program, Active Shooter Response Training, Alcohol Awareness Program and the Viking Safety Escort Service.
CSU also uses two emergency notification systems, The Voice Emergency Notification System (VENS) and CSU Alert, through which campus safety officials can warn the campus community of any emergency or threat.
Through CSU’s partnership with Rave Mobile Safety, students and community members can also download the Rave Guardian app, which offers quick access to the CSU Police Department, safety escorts and more.
CSU PD, having full police responsibility and authority, is available at 1840 Chester Ave. year-round. Within the university’s jurisdiction, CSU police officers have the same powers as municipal police officers, including arrests. Their jurisdiction boundaries span Payne Ave. through Carnegie Ave., and East 30th St. to East 14th St.
Ele Solovyov 
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