In Short: University Releases Annual Crime and Hazing Stats

Reported liquor law violations on campus dropped significantly in 2025, according to Princeton’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, released in October. Public Safety made 125 alcohol-related judicial referrals in 2025, down from 218 in 2024. Reports of rape (six) and fondling (three) also declined from the previous year, while referrals for drug violations jumped to 15 from three. Motor vehicle theft was the most common campus crime, but only one of the 37 reported cases involved a car. The other stolen vehicles were e-bikes, scooters, and golf carts. 

The University’s latest hazing report, published in July, documented two incidents in the 2025-26 academic year, both in September 2025. Students from the men’s ultimate Frisbee team and the Princeton University Orchestra were put on disciplinary probation or given warnings for hazing and alcohol policy violations in both cases, which involved new club members being blindfolded and led across campus. The report is published annually in accordance with the federal Stop Campus Hazing Act.