How pro-Palestinian protest arrests occurred on university campuses

Police have arrested protesters at more than 50 colleges Campuses in at least half of the states across the country. There were protests at many other schools without arrests.

Pro-Palestinian protesters continue to face arrests on campus, nearly three weeks since the first arrests at Columbia University on April 18.

Most recently, the DC Metropolitan Police cleared the encampment at George Washington University in Washington, DC, on Wednesday morning, 13 days after it was originally set up, and arrested 33 people.

More than 2,400 people have been arrested since the first arrests in Columbia, according to a CNN review of statements from universities and law enforcement agencies.

More arrests occurred there a few days later, with police arresting more than 500 students at 13 campuses in 11 states between April 22 and April 25. By the end of the day on Friday, May 3, there had been more than 2,100 arrests at more than 40 campuses in 25 states.

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New York and California led the way in arrests, with arrests lasting several days at multiple locations. Police arrested protesters in New York City on five separate dates, including more than 100 initial arrests at Columbia University on April 18. More than 600 people were arrested in the state, including a total of 44 arrests at Stony Brook University on Long Island and the University at Buffalo.

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More than 400 people were arrested in California. On April 24, nearly 100 people were arrested at USC in Los Angeles, and a week later more than 200 were arrested across the city at UCLA. About 35 protesters were arrested at Cal Poly Humboldt in Northern California and 64 at the University of California, San Diego.

Of the more than 2,400 people arrested, CNN was able to confirm with officials how many were students or otherwise associated with the university – such as faculty and staff – for about two-thirds of those arrested, about 1,600 people.

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More than half of those arrests were students and others associated with the university. The remaining 46% of arrests were made by people unaffiliated with the university, including former students, community members and people with unknown affiliations.

Protests continue to disrupt classes, final exams and spring celebrations. Following last week’s clashes and more than 200 arrests at UCLA, the campus canceled classes for several days. On Monday, Columbia announced it would cancel its May 15 commencement and instead host smaller, rescheduled events. USC previously canceled its first commencement event after nearly 100 protesters were arrested on April 24.