2019 Belmont University Crime & Safety Report

Is Belmont safe? On this page, we'll examine crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

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

• Understanding the Stats
• Belmont Crime Overall
• On-Campus Crime
• Crime on Off-Campus Affiliated Property
• Residence Hall Crime
• Crime in the Nashville Neighborhood
• References

Understanding the Crime Stats for Belmont

Types of Crime & Safety Incidents

We have compiled this information on crime statistics from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The types of crimes are divided into the following categories: arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, violence against women, and disciplinary actions.

The arrests for major crimes category includes arrests for things such as murder, robbery, rape, aggravated assault, and arson. 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. Similarly, a high number of incidents could indicate that the school is more strict about reporting and law enforcement than other institutions.

Belmont Overall Crime Stats

Belmont University reported 289 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 8,440, that's 34.24 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.

Category	Number of Incidents	Max Number of Incidents (at any school)	Number of Incidents per 1,000 students	Max Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes	15	1,670	1.78	4,000.00
Arrests for Possession	5	880	0.59	1,352.94
Violence Against Women	6	334	0.71	1,000.00
Disciplinary Actions	263	2,670	31.16	4,574.85

Belmont Overall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of Belmont crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

Disciplinary actions account for 91.0% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 1.7% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Belmont University resulted in arrests for possession. About 5.2% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 2.1% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Belmont 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.

We can factor in the size of the school and look at the incidents per thousand students as well.

Belmont Overall Crime by Location

The percentage breakdown of Belmont crime and safety incidents by location is shown in the following chart.

Belmont On-Campus Crime Stats

Belmont University reported 263 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. That works out to 31.16 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 8,440.

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.

Category	Number of Incidents	Max Number of Incidents (at any school)	Number of Incidents per 1,000 students	Max Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes	11	1,585	1.30	4,000.00
Arrests for Possession	5	813	0.59	888.89
Violence Against Women	4	331	0.47	1,000.00
Disciplinary Actions	243	2,645	28.79	4,544.91

Belmont On-Campus Crime by Category

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

Belmont Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

In 2019, Belmont University reported 20 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on affiliated off-campus properties. Based on a student body population of 8,440, that's 2.37 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.

Category	Number of Incidents	Max Number of Incidents (at any school)	Number of Incidents per 1,000 students	Max Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes	0	164	0.00	333.33
Arrests for Possession	0	64	0.00	111.11
Violence Against Women	0	100	0.00	194.44
Disciplinary Actions	20	144	2.37	305.56

Belmont Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

Belmont Residence Hall Crime Stats

In 2019, Belmont University reported 249 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students in residence halls. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 29.50 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 8,440.

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.

Category	Number of Incidents	Max Number of Incidents (at any school)	Number of Incidents per 1,000 students	Max Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes	3	167	0.36	101.80
Arrests for Possession	5	715	0.59	180.35
Violence Against Women	1	140	0.12	53.89
Disciplinary Actions	240	2,507	28.44	4,029.94

Belmont Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

Nashville Neighborhood Student-Related Crime Stats

Belmont University reported 6 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Nashville neighborhood around the campus in 2019. Based on a student body population of 8,440, that's 0.71 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.

Category	Number of Incidents	Max Number of Incidents (at any school)	Number of Incidents per 1,000 students	Max Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes	4	67	0.47	666.67
Arrests for Possession	0	245	0.00	1,294.12
Violence Against Women	2	24	0.24	555.56
Disciplinary Actions	0	137	0.00	137.93

Belmont Student-Related Crime in Nashville Neighborhood by Category

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

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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More about our data sources and methodologies.