Kaitlyn Hughes | editor-in-chief

Crime is down at Duquesne, according to Duquesne University’s 2026 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report.

The report, which was released Thursday, publicly displays crime data from the past year and outlines the university’s safety protocols.

“The Department of Public Safety works every day to deter crime and promote a safe campus environment. We accomplish this through a combination of education, community outreach, crime prevention and enforcement,” Duquesne University Police Chief Eric Holmes said in an email to The Duke.

Holmes said the department hosted 10 days of “Pop-Up Police” in the residence halls, which gave students the opportunity to engage with campus public safety and ask questions.

The university invested in public safety technology, including the hiring of a Director of Public Safety Technology, which allows the department to continue enhancing its ability to prevent and respond to incidents on campus, according to Holmes.

Although crime was down overall, there was an increase in domestic violence, dating violence, stalking and hazing.

In 2024, there were zero cases of domestic violence, zero cases of dating violence, one case of stalking and zero cases of hazing, according to the report. In 2025, there was one case of domestic violence, three cases of dating violence, six cases of stalking and two instances of hazing.

“The University takes hazing and dating violence incidents with the utmost seriousness. We follow all applicable state and federal laws regarding the investigation and reporting of hazing and dating violence,” Holmes said.

Liquor law violations dropped from 214 in 2024 to 179 in 2025. This is after they increased from 113 in 2023.

Daniel Gittins, the associate director of DU Cares, said this decrease reflects what’s happening at the national level

“While certainly there are numbers of Duquesne students who consume alcohol, and there are always risks associated with that, what we have seen here is a decrease in the frequency and severity of alcohol consumption. Good people drink, good people underage drink, and sometimes good people drink too much and there are always risks with that. But what we try to do is to mitigate the risk factors to lower the risks for our students and community members,” Gittens said.

Kaitlyn Hughes can be reached at hughesk10@duq.edu