Crime Statistics

Crime Statistics are collected by campus security from local law enforcement.

Catawba Valley Community College Annual Security Report Crime Statistics

Catawba Valley Community College does not discriminate in admissions, employment, or in its administration of educational programs and activities based on age, race, color, sex, national origin disability, religion creed, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal or state law.

Statistics collected by our campus security authorities were combined with statistics provided by the following law enforcement agencies:

Catawba County Sheriff’s Office
Conover Police Department
Hickory Police Department
Newton Police Department
Alexander County Sheriff's Office
Taylorsville Police Department

Crime Statistics Table - Main Campus

OC - On-Campus, NC -Non-Campus, PP - Public Property

Crime Statistics Table - Main Campus
Offense	OC 2022	OC 2023	OC 2024	NC 2024	PP 2022
Murder / Non-negligent Manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0
Manslaughter by Negligent	0	0	0	0	0
Rape	0	0	0	0	0
Fondling	1	0	1	0	0
Incest	0	0	0	0	0
Sex Offense Non-Forcible	0	0	0	0	0
Robbery	0	0	0	0	0
Aggravated Assault	0	0	0	0	0
Burglary	0	0	0	1	0
Motor Vehicle Theft	0	1	0	0	0
Arson	0	0	0	0	0
Liquor Law Arrests	0	0	0	0	0
Liquor Law Violations Referred for Disciplinary Action	0	0	0	0	0
Drug Abuse Arrests	0	0	2	0	1
Drug Abuse Referred for Disciplinary Action	0	0	0	0	0
Weapons Possession Arrests	0	1	0	0	0
Weapons Possession Violations Referred for Disciplinary Action	0	0	0	0	0
Domestic Violence	0	0	0	0	0
Dating Violence	1	0	0	0	0
Stalking	0	0	0	0	0
Unfounded Crimes	1	1	1	0	0

Note

Main campus property located at 2760 Hwy 70 SE Hickory NC was not used for students after the Spring 2024 semester. CVCC moved out the college’s belongings and the property was sold to Catawba County.

Hate Crimes

There were no reported hate crimes for the years 2022, 2023, or 2024 based on race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, ethnicity, national origin, or disability. Criminal offense categories included murder/non‐negligent manslaughter, manslaughter by negligence, sexual assault offenses (rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape), robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny‐theft, simple assault, intimidation, and destruction/ damage/vandalism of property.

Unfounded

There were two unfounded cases in 2021 they were OCA 21-5194 and OCA 2021-2717 There was an unfounded case on Main Campus in 2022 it was OCA 2022-2747. There was one unfounded case on Main campus in 2023 it was OCA 2023-24437.

Hazing

There were no reports of hazing on any CVCC campuses.

Newton Center

OC - On-Campus, NC -Non-Campus, PP - Public Property

Crime Statistics Table - Main Campus
Offense	OC 2022	OC 2023	OC 2024	NC 2022	NC 2023	NC 2024	PP 2022	PP 2023	PP 2024
Murder / Non-negligent Manslaughter	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Manslaughter by Negligent	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Rape	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Fondling	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Incest	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Sex Offense Non-Forcible	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Robbery	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Aggravated Assault	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Burglary	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Motor Vehicle Theft	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Arson	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Liquor Law Arrests	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Liquor Law Violations Referred for Disciplinary Action	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Drug Abuse Arrests	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Drug Abuse Referred for Disciplinary Action	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Weapons Possession Arrests	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Weapons Possession Violations Referred for Disciplinary Action	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Domestic Violence	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Dating Violence	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Stalking	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Unfounded Crimes	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**

Hate Crimes

** Campus was closed prior to the end of 2021.

Manufacturing Solutions Center

OC - On-Campus, NC -Non-Campus, PP - Public Property

Crime Statistics Table - Main Campus
Offense	OC 2022	OC 2023	OC 2024	NC 2022	NC 2023	NC 2024	PP 2022	PP 2023	PP 2024
Murder / Non-negligent Manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manslaughter by Negligent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rape	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fondling	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Incest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sex Offense Non-Forcible	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Robbery	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aggravated Assault	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Burglary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Motor Vehicle Theft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liquor Law Arrests	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liquor Law Violations Referred for Disciplinary Action	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drug Abuse Arrests	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drug Abuse Referred for Disciplinary Action	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Weapons Possession Arrests	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Weapons Possession Violations Referred for Disciplinary Action	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Domestic Violence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dating Violence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stalking	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unfounded Crimes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Hate Crimes

Unfounded

There were no unfounded cases on this campus.

Hazing

There were no reports of hazing on any CVCC campuses.

Catawba Furniture Academy

OC - On-Campus, NC -Non-Campus, PP - Public Property

Crime Statistics Table - Main Campus
Offense	OC 2022	OC 2023	OC 2024	NC 2022	NC 2023	NC 2024	PP 2022	PP 2023	PP 2024
Murder / Non-negligent Manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manslaughter by Negligent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rape	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fondling	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Incest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sex Offense Non-Forcible	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Robbery	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aggravated Assault	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Burglary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Motor Vehicle Theft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liquor Law Arrests	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liquor Law Violations Referred for Disciplinary Action	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drug Abuse Arrests	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drug Abuse Referred for Disciplinary Action	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Weapons Possession Arrests	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Weapons Possession Violations Referred for Disciplinary Action	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Domestic Violence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dating Violence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stalking	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unfounded Crimes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Hate Crimes

Unfounded

There were no unfounded cases on this campus.

Hazing

There were no reports of hazing on any CVCC campuses.

alexander Campus

OC - On-Campus, NC -Non-Campus, PP - Public Property

Crime Statistics Table - Main Campus
Offense	OC 2022	OC 2023	OC 2024	NC 2022	NC 2023	NC 2024	PP 2022	PP 2023	PP 2024
Murder / Non-negligent Manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manslaughter by Negligent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rape	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fondling	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Incest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sex Offense Non-Forcible	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Robbery	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aggravated Assault	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Burglary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Motor Vehicle Theft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liquor Law Arrests	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liquor Law Violations Referred for Disciplinary Action	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drug Abuse Arrests	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drug Abuse Referred for Disciplinary Action	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Weapons Possession Arrests	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Weapons Possession Violations Referred for Disciplinary Action	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Domestic Violence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dating Violence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stalking	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unfounded Crimes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Hate Crimes

Unfounded

There were no unfounded cases on this campus.

Hazing

There were no reports of hazing on any CVCC campuses.