Providence seeks to ensure that all members of the community are safe when they are on campus, both physically and psychologically. Please see the Student Policies Handbook for information on our various safety-related policies (e.g., Hazing, Harassment and Discrimination, Sexual Violence). The Otterburne Campus is kept secure by ensuring all buildings are empty and locked when they are closed. Residence buildings are accessible by key fob or by door codes which are changed at the end of every semester and are only given to residents of the building.
Statistics regarding crime rates in Otterburne are not available. However, a Statistics Canada reports that crime rates in rural southern Manitoba were 8,019 per 100,000 people in 2023 (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2025001/article/00006/mb/mb-eng.htm). The national crime rate for the same period was 5,843 per 100,000 (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/240725/t002b-eng.htm).