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2019 Middle Tennessee State University Crime & Safety Report

Is Middle Tennessee State University safe? Below we'll take a look at crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Our crime and safety report on Middle Tennessee State University includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Middle Tennessee State University

Crime & Safety Definitions

Our crime statistics come from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The four types of crimes we will be analyzing are violence against women, arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, and disciplinary actions.

Murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and arson are the types of things included in the arrests for major crimes category. The violence against women grouping includes things such as domestic violence, date rape, and stalking. The arrests for possession classification deals with things such as weapons possession, alcohol violations, and drug violations. The disciplinary actions category involves possession of weapons, alcohol violations, and drug violations in the cases where no arrest occurred but some action was taken.

Number of Incidents

It is not uncommon for a school to report zero incidents for any or all of these categories. In fact, 56% of the schools we cover reported no arrests for major crimes, 67% reported no violence against women, 70% reported no arrests for possession, and 68% reported no disciplinary actions.

Although zero incidents of reported crime is nice, it doesn't necessarily mean that the school is safer. It could indicate lax reporting. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

Middle Tennessee State University Overall Crime Stats

209 Total Number of Incidents
9.62 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Middle Tennessee State University reported 209 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. Since the number of students at the school that year was 21,721, that's 9.62 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes221,6701.014,000.00
Arrests for Possession1048804.791,352.94
Violence Against Women213340.971,000.00
Disciplinary Actions622,6702.854,574.85

Middle Tennessee State University Overall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of Middle Tennessee State University crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

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Disciplinary actions account for 29.7% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 49.8% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Middle Tennessee State University resulted in arrests for possession. About 10.5% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 10.0% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Middle Tennessee State University compares to other colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to each category of crime and safety-related incidents. Note that this does not take school size into account so larger schools are likely to have more incidents.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents)
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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents)
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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents)
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We can factor in the size of the school and look at the incidents per thousand students as well.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Middle Tennessee State University Overall Crime by Location

The percentage breakdown of Middle Tennessee State University crime and safety incidents by location is shown in the following chart.

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Middle Tennessee State University On-Campus Crime Stats

155 Total Number of Incidents
7.14 Incidents per 1000 Students
Middle Tennessee State University reported 155 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. That works out to 7.14 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 21,721.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes211,5850.974,000.00
Arrests for Possession528132.39888.89
Violence Against Women203310.921,000.00
Disciplinary Actions622,6452.854,544.91

Middle Tennessee State University On-Campus Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of Middle Tennessee State University on-campus crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

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Middle Tennessee State University Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

1 Total Number of Incidents
0.05 Incidents per 1000 Students
Middle Tennessee State University reported 1 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. That works out to 0.05 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 21,721.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes01640.00333.33
Arrests for Possession1640.05111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

Middle Tennessee State University Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of Middle Tennessee State University crime and safety incidents by category on affiliated off-campus is shown in the following chart.

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Middle Tennessee State University Residence Hall Crime Stats

80 Total Number of Incidents
3.68 Incidents per 1000 Students
Middle Tennessee State University reported 80 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019 that took place in residence halls. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Since the number of students at the school that year was 21,721, that's 3.68 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes21670.09101.80
Arrests for Possession207150.92180.35
Violence Against Women101400.4653.89
Disciplinary Actions482,5072.214,029.94

Middle Tennessee State University Residence Hall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of Middle Tennessee State University crime and safety incidents by category in residence halls is shown in the following chart.

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53 Total Number of Incidents
2.44 Incidents per 1000 Students
Middle Tennessee State University reported 53 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Murfreesboro public property in areas surrounding the campus. Based on a student body population of 21,721, that's 2.44 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes1670.05666.67
Arrests for Possession512452.351,294.12
Violence Against Women1240.05555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The percentage breakdown of Middle Tennessee State University student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding Murfreesboro neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

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