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2019 Murray State University Crime & Safety Report

Is Murray State 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 Murray State:

Understanding the Crime Stats for Murray State

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 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. Similarly, a high number of incidents could indicate that the school is more strict about reporting and law enforcement than other institutions.

Murray State Overall Crime Stats

72 Total Number of Incidents
7.53 Incidents per 1000 Students
Murray State University reported 72 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place at or near campus or on other properties affiliated with the school. Since the number of students at the school that year was 9,556, that's 7.53 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 Crimes221,6702.304,000.00
Arrests for Possession298803.031,352.94
Violence Against Women103341.051,000.00
Disciplinary Actions112,6701.154,574.85

Murray State Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 15.3% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 40.3% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Murray State University resulted in arrests for possession. About 30.6% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 13.9% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Murray State 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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Murray State Overall Crime by Location

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

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Murray State On-Campus Crime Stats

64 Total Number of Incidents
6.70 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Murray State University reported 64 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 9,556, that's 6.70 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 Crimes191,5851.994,000.00
Arrests for Possession258132.62888.89
Violence Against Women93310.941,000.00
Disciplinary Actions112,6451.154,544.91

Murray State On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Murray State Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

2 Total Number of Incidents
0.21 Incidents per 1000 Students
Murray State University reported 2 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 9,556, that's 0.21 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 Crimes21640.21333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

Murray State Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Murray State Residence Hall Crime Stats

47 Total Number of Incidents
4.92 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Murray State University reported 47 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 4.92 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 9,556.

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 Crimes141671.47101.80
Arrests for Possession177151.78180.35
Violence Against Women51400.5253.89
Disciplinary Actions112,5071.154,029.94

Murray State Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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6 Total Number of Incidents
0.63 Incidents per 1000 Students
Murray State University reported 6 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Murray neighborhood around the campus in 2019. That works out to 0.63 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 9,556.

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 Crimes1670.10666.67
Arrests for Possession42450.421,294.12
Violence Against Women1240.10555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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