This article has been updated to reflect the types of housing included in "Student Housing."
_Disclaimer: This story discusses rape and sexual assault. University of Arizona Campus Health provides survivor support services for the campus community._
Since the semester began six weeks ago on Aug. 24, the University of Arizona Police Department has logged eight reports of sexual offenses, including three instances of rape.
In the same time period last year, there were four reports of sexual offenses.
The UA released its annual security report this week under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act. The federal law requires institutions of higher education to disclose security information to the public. It’s named in memory of a Lehigh University freshman who was raped and murdered in her dorm room in 1986.
Most of the alleged instances of sexual offenses in UAPD’s Daily Crime Log from this semester were reported days after the offenses occurred. Most were also reported to have occurred in student housing facilities, or dorms.
Research shows that women in their first year of college are at a higher risk of nonconsensual sexual contact. RAINN is a national organization working to prevent sexual violence and promote justice. It states that 16% of undergraduate women reported sexual offenses committed against them as freshmen.
On the UA’s main campus last year, there were 25 total reports of sexual offenses, of which 19 were reported instances of rape. The year prior, there were 36 reports of rape.
Other crimes against women such as domestic violence and dating violence did increase in 2025, while reports of stalking dropped.
The UA provides crime statistics based on the number of reported incidents on and around campus. Sexual crimes often go unreported, however.
Victims can report sexual assaults, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking on campus to UAPD by calling 9-1-1 for emergencies and (520) 621-8273 for non-emergencies. They can also report directly to the Office of Institutional Equity, which handles the initial assessment of sex-based discrimination, by calling (520) 621-9449. From there, cases may escalate toward investigations and hearings if the alleged conduct constitutes Title IX procedures.
This year, UAPD has sent UAlert messages — the department’s public safety communication platform — regarding only aggravated assaults, traffic accidents and armed persons.
The UA’s safety report was released shortly after a woman sued Cornell University for failing to act on a rape she reported in 2024 while she was a 20-year-old student.
The victim, anonymously identified as Jane Doe, alleges that seven Chi Phi fraternity members sexually assaulted her after pressuring her to drink alcohol and consume ketamine.
A student journalist with The Cornell Daily Sun followed Doe’s case for nearly two years, and published the details in an article on Sept. 18.
In response to AZPM’s request for comment on the sexual offenses allegedly committed this semester, a spokesperson wrote: “The University of Arizona is committed to fostering a safe and secure community through prevention, education, and student engagement. The Office of Institutional Equity provides Sexual Assault Prevention training for students, which provides critical knowledge and skills to help students make healthy, informed decisions and play a role in keeping our community safe.
More information and resources are available on the University of Arizona Clery Act website, as well as the Sexual Assault Awareness Month page from April.
The communications department additionally attributed the following quote to UAPD Chief Chris Olson: "The University of Arizona Police Department takes all allegations of sexual assault seriously. We investigate all cases to the fullest extent and charge those who are criminally accountable.”
AZPM has made a request for records related to Title IX proceedings at the UA.
Other takeaways from the safety report
This year’s report from the UA shows the number of reported motor vehicle thefts on its main campus has multiplied by five since 2023 when there were only 22 reports. Last year, the majority of the 111 reports involved e-scooters and e-bikes on campus.
Reported hate crimes doubled between 2024 and 2025 when there were six on-campus instances of alleged intimidations on the basis of religion or race.
2025 was the first year the Clery Act required hazing to be reported. For the UA, there were 16 reported instances of hazing on noncampus property. Currently, Sigma Tau Gamma is suspended and under investigation for hazing allegedly involving a ploy to force new members to swallow live goldfish.
Three fraternities are under sanctions at the UA for hazing incidents. The university’s hazing hotline can be reached at (520) 626-HAZE (4293).
