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2019 Averett University Crime & Safety Report

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

What you'll find in our crime and safety report on AU:

A Word About the Crime Stats for AU

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.

AU Overall Crime Stats

50 Total Number of Incidents
55.93 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Averett University reported 50 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. Based on a student body population of 894, that's 55.93 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 Crimes31,6703.364,000.00
Arrests for Possession08800.001,352.94
Violence Against Women23342.241,000.00
Disciplinary Actions452,67050.344,574.85

AU Overall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of AU crime and safety incidents are in each category.

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Disciplinary actions account for 90.0% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. About 6.0% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 4.0% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how AU 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 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 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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AU Overall Crime by Location

The chart below shows what percentage of AU crime and safety incidents happened in each location.

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AU On-Campus Crime Stats

49 Total Number of Incidents
54.81 Incidents per 1000 Students
Averett University reported 49 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 894, that's 54.81 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 Crimes31,5853.364,000.00
Arrests for Possession08130.00888.89
Violence Against Women13311.121,000.00
Disciplinary Actions452,64550.344,544.91

AU On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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AU Residence Hall Crime Stats

49 Total Number of Incidents
54.81 Incidents per 1000 Students
Averett University reported 49 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 894, that's 54.81 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 Crimes31673.36101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women11401.1253.89
Disciplinary Actions452,50750.344,029.94

AU Residence Hall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of AU crime and safety incidents in residence halls are in each category.

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1 Total Number of Incidents
1.12 Incidents per 1000 Students
Averett University reported 1 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Danville public property in areas surrounding the campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 894, that's 1.12 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 Crimes0670.00666.67
Arrests for Possession02450.001,294.12
Violence Against Women1241.12555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The chart below shows what percentage of AU student-related crime and safety incidents in the Danville neighborhood surrounding the campus are in each category.

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