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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 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

289 Total Number of Incidents
34.24 Incidents per 1000 Students
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.

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 Crimes151,6701.784,000.00
Arrests for Possession58800.591,352.94
Violence Against Women63340.711,000.00
Disciplinary Actions2632,67031.164,574.85

Belmont Overall Crime by Category

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

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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.

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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Belmont Overall Crime by Location

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

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Belmont On-Campus Crime Stats

263 Total Number of Incidents
31.16 Incidents per 1000 Students
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.

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 Crimes111,5851.304,000.00
Arrests for Possession58130.59888.89
Violence Against Women43310.471,000.00
Disciplinary Actions2432,64528.794,544.91

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.

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Belmont Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

20 Total Number of Incidents
2.37 Incidents per 1000 Students
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.

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 Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions201442.37305.56

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.

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Belmont Residence Hall Crime Stats

249 Total Number of Incidents
29.50 Incidents per 1000 Students
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.

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 Crimes31670.36101.80
Arrests for Possession57150.59180.35
Violence Against Women11400.1253.89
Disciplinary Actions2402,50728.444,029.94

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.

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6 Total Number of Incidents
0.71 Incidents per 1000 Students
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.

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 Crimes4670.47666.67
Arrests for Possession02450.001,294.12
Violence Against Women2240.24555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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.

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