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2019 Liberty University Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on Liberty University includes:

Understanding the Crime Stats for Liberty 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 unusual for institutions to report that no incidents occurred in some 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.

Zero incidents of reported crime may be nice to see, but it does not necessarily mean the school is safer, as it could indicate lax reporting. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

Liberty University Overall Crime Stats

141 Total Number of Incidents
1.65 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Liberty University reported 141 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 85,586, that's 1.65 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes151,6700.184,000.00
Arrests for Possession178800.201,352.94
Violence Against Women213340.251,000.00
Disciplinary Actions882,6701.034,574.85

Liberty University Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 62.4% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 12.1% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Liberty University resulted in arrests for possession. About 10.6% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 14.9% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Liberty 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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Liberty University Overall Crime by Location

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

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Liberty University On-Campus Crime Stats

139 Total Number of Incidents
1.62 Incidents per 1000 Students
Liberty University reported 139 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. Based on a student body population of 85,586, that's 1.62 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes151,5850.184,000.00
Arrests for Possession158130.18888.89
Violence Against Women213310.251,000.00
Disciplinary Actions882,6451.034,544.91

Liberty University On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Liberty University Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

2 Total Number of Incidents
0.02 Incidents per 1000 Students
Liberty University reported 2 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on affiliated off-campus properties. That works out to 0.02 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 85,586.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Possession2640.02111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

Liberty University Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of Liberty University crime and safety incidents on affiliated off-campus properties are in each category.

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Liberty University Residence Hall Crime Stats

76 Total Number of Incidents
0.89 Incidents per 1000 Students
Liberty University reported 76 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Based on a student body population of 85,586, that's 0.89 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes51670.06101.80
Arrests for Possession27150.02180.35
Violence Against Women41400.0553.89
Disciplinary Actions652,5070.764,029.94

Liberty University Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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