ED campus safety data listed one reported on-campus hate-crime statistic for Vermont State University: Destruction/damage/vandalism characterized by LGBTQ+.

Public response note

The record summarizes a Department of Education Clery/campus-safety dataset cell and does not independently evaluate investigative, disciplinary, or institutional response outcomes.

Response depth

Limited public response note

Response date

2022-01-01

Legal status

Reported in Department of Education campus safety hate-crime statistics

School

Vermont State University

Date

2022-01-01

Location

CASTLETON, VT

Category

Vandalism

Communities

LGBTQ+

Verification

Verified from public source

Confidence

Medium

Review tier

Internally certified

Review tier limit

This record cleared Campus Evidence Lab internal source-to-record gates under a named certification standard. It is not outside validation, endorsement, or a legal finding.

Verification rationale

Verified from public source; 1 public source linked (Government dataset). Confidence reflects source support, not severity.

Last updated

2026-06-03

Record hash

sha256:9ec8ae21251ad968aa87e3563e955227278386286f6e2ff8718b18645b1499eb

Record Audit

Source basis and classification review

Source basis

1 linked public source: Government dataset.

Classification rationale

Category "Vandalism" is a documentation label based on the linked public source material; it is not an independent legal finding by Campus Evidence Lab.

Community rationale

Affected community label (LGBTQ+) reflect the communities named or described in public source material, not an independent finding of motive.

Confidence rationale

Medium confidence reflects verified from public source and source support, not severity.

Field	Source support	Review note
School	Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool 2025 Excel data files	School is recorded from the linked public source material and should be checked against the source text before reuse.
Date	Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool 2025 Excel data files	Date is recorded from the linked public source material and should be checked against the source text before reuse.
Location	Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool 2025 Excel data files	Location is recorded from the linked public source material and should be checked against the source text before reuse.
Category	Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool 2025 Excel data files	Category is recorded from the linked public source material and should be checked against the source text before reuse.
Affected communities	Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool 2025 Excel data files	Affected communities is recorded from the linked public source material and should be checked against the source text before reuse.
Description	Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool 2025 Excel data files	Description is recorded from the linked public source material and should be checked against the source text before reuse.
Institutional response	Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool 2025 Excel data files	Institutional response is recorded from the linked public source material and should be checked against the source text before reuse.
Legal status	Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool 2025 Excel data files	Legal status is recorded from the linked public source material and should be checked against the source text before reuse.

Use Limits

• This record is not a school ranking, safety score, severity score, or prevalence estimate.
• The record reflects public-source documentation available to Campus Evidence Lab, not a complete account of private reports or lived experience.
• Confidence describes source support, not legal truth, institutional intent, or moral severity.