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2019 Elon University Crime & Safety Report

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

Info in this crime and safety report on Elon:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Elon

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.

Elon Overall Crime Stats

416 Total Number of Incidents
58.69 Incidents per 1000 Students
Elon University reported 416 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 7,088, that's 58.69 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 Crimes81,6701.134,000.00
Arrests for Possession208802.821,352.94
Violence Against Women33340.421,000.00
Disciplinary Actions3852,67054.324,574.85

Elon Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 92.5% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 4.8% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Elon University resulted in arrests for possession. About 1.9% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 0.7% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Elon 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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Elon Overall Crime by Location

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

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Elon On-Campus Crime Stats

408 Total Number of Incidents
57.56 Incidents per 1000 Students
Elon University reported 408 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. That works out to 57.56 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 7,088.

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 Crimes81,5851.134,000.00
Arrests for Possession178132.40888.89
Violence Against Women33310.421,000.00
Disciplinary Actions3802,64553.614,544.91

Elon On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Elon Residence Hall Crime Stats

392 Total Number of Incidents
55.30 Incidents per 1000 Students
Elon University reported 392 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 55.30 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 7,088.

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 Crimes41670.56101.80
Arrests for Possession157152.12180.35
Violence Against Women31400.4253.89
Disciplinary Actions3702,50752.204,029.94

Elon Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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8 Total Number of Incidents
1.13 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Elon University reported 8 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Elon neighborhood. That works out to 1.13 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 7,088.

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 Possession32450.421,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions51370.71137.93

The percentage breakdown of Elon student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding Elon neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

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