The situation in America’s universities is dire with scenes of violence and destruction to go around the world from the conflicts that take place as the police from the New York to Los Angeles is carrying out operations on college campuses where protesters have set up camps and occupied academic buildings, culminating in a crisis that has left American society divided.

Police operations on college campuses, many of them in America’s largest cities, have resulted in more than 1,200 arrests.

Since April 18, more than 1,000 people have been arrested in 31 campuses in at least 21 statesaccording to CNN while more than 2,000 protests have taken place in New York alone since October 7, according to authorities.

Indicative of the extraordinary situation that prevails is his request Columbia Universitywho asked the police to stay on campus at least until May 17 while earlier he had called on the authorities to evacuate a building occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters.

Here are the universities where arrests have been made as authorities try to break up demonstrations or encampments, according to the New York Times:

Columbia University: The New York Police Department arrested 108 protesters while breaking up an encampment on the Manhattan campus on April 18. On Tuesday, police in special gear made dozens of arrests and evacuated a building that protesters had occupied for nearly a day.

Yale University in New Haven, Conn.: Police arrested 48 people on April 22, including 44 Yale students, after they refused to leave an encampment on campus.

New York University in Manhattan: Police made dozens of arrests on April 22 after students occupied a campus square.

University of Minnesota in Minneapolis: Nine people were taken into custody after setting up camp on April 23. Everyone working with the university was allowed back on campus, and authorities lifted civil trespass warnings.

University of South Carolina at Columbia: Two students were arrested after a demonstration on April 23, according to a police report.

University of Southern California Los Angeles: Police arrested 93 people at a demonstration on April 24.

University of Texas at Austin: Police arrested 57 protesters on April 24. A spokeswoman for the county attorney’s office said charges against many had been dropped after the office found legal “deficiencies” in their arrests. As of April 29, 79 people were arrested and booked on misdemeanor charges, mostly trespassing, according to a county jail spokesman. One person was charged with interference with public duties.

Emerson College in Boston: Police arrested 118 people as the camp was evacuated on the evening of April 24, authorities said.

Ohio State University in Columbus: A university official said 36 people, including 16 students, were arrested on April 25. Earlier that week, two students were arrested during a protest on campus, university officials said.

Emory University in Atlanta: At least 28 people were arrested on April 25, an Emory official said, 20 of whom had ties to the school.

Indiana University Bloomington: On April 25, university police said 33 people were removed from a camp and taken to jail while another 23 arrests were made on April 27.

Princeton University in New Jersey: Two graduate students were arrested after setting up tents on April 25. On April 29, a group of protesters briefly occupied Clio Hall, the graduate department building. School officials said 13 people were arrested, including five undergraduates, six graduate students, a postdoctoral researcher and one person not affiliated with the university. No one was injured during the incident, they added.

University of Connecticut in Storrs: Campus police removed at least one tent from an April 25 rally and arrested at least one person, a university official said. On April 30, campus police officers entered the pro-Palestinian encampment to “remove the tents and tarps and arrest those who refused to comply,” officials said. School officials confirmed that 25 protesters, 24 of them students and one former student, were arrested. All were charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct.

California State University, Humboldt: Last week, protesters occupied two buildings on the campus in Arcata, California, university officials said. Three people were arrested there last week. On the morning of April 30, police arrested 25 more protesters and ended an eight-day occupation of an administration building. Later that evening, campus police arrested an additional 32 people, including 13 students and one faculty member, the school said.

Auraria Campus in Denver: About 40 people were arrested April 26 at a campus that houses facilities for the University of Colorado Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver and Denver Community College, campus police said.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Social media posts on April 26 showed police arresting at least one person and breaking up an encampment.

Arizona State University in Tempe: A university official said 69 people were arrested early in the morning on April 27 after protesters set up camp. Three people were also arrested on April 26.

Northeastern University in Boston: University officials said, citing an official police report, that 98 people were arrested on April 27, including 29 students and six faculty and staff members.

Washington University in St. Louis: On April 27, 100 arrests were made and the campus was placed on lockdown, according to a university statement. Presidential candidate Jill Stein was among those arrested.

University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va.: The university president’s office said 12 people, including nine students, were arrested on the evening of April 27.

Virginia Tech: University officials said on April 29 that 82 protesters, 53 of them students, were arrested and charged with trespassing.

Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond: On April 29, officials said campus police, along with local and state police, broke up a protest with riot gear and pepper spray. Authorities said protesters “threw objects and used chemical spray against police officers” resulting in the arrest of 13 people, including six students.

Tulane University in New Orleans: Six people were arrested April 29 and charged with offenses including trespassing and resisting arrest after they “trespassed on university property and set up tents” on campus, officials said. University authorities said they issued expulsion orders, but did not say how many students were involved. On Tuesday, six people were arrested and seven students suspended for taking part in an illegal demonstration, the university said, while at least 14 were arrested on Wednesday morning.

University of Florida in Gainesville: Officials said police arrested nine protesters, including six students, who they said refused to comply with orders to disperse on the evening of April 29.

University of Utah: Nineteen protesters were arrested on the evening of April 29, school officials said, adding that police removed and dismantled about a dozen tents. Of those arrested, four were students, one was a university employee and 14 were unrelated to the university, school officials said. They added that two policemen were slightly injured.

University of Georgia at Athens: On Monday morning, authorities made arrests of protesters, school officials said. A spokesman did not provide information on the number of arrests, but said there were about 25 protesters who had begun setting up tents and a barricade.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: On the morning of April 30, university police arrested 36 protesters, school officials said, after they were given until 6 a.m. Tuesday to leave or face arrest, suspension or permanent expulsion.

University of South Florida: School officials said three protesters were arrested during a protest on April 29, including a student, an employee and a person unrelated to the school.

University of New Mexico: Sixteen protesters were arrested on April 29, including five students, after school officials said they vandalized and refused to vacate a student union building on campus.

Florida State University in Tallahassee: Five protesters, including two current students, were arrested on April 30, school officials said.

City College of New York in Manhattan: Police officers arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at the City College of New York in Harlem late Tuesday night.