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2019 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Crime & Safety Report

Is The University of Tennessee - Knoxville 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 UT Knoxville:

Understanding the Crime Stats for UT Knoxville

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

Many colleges and universities report zero incidents in some 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.

While zero reported crimes may seem like a good sign, it does not necessarily indicate that the school has been safer. It may just be that the school doesn't have as strict reporting as others. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

UT Knoxville Overall Crime Stats

968 Total Number of Incidents
32.86 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville reported 968 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. Since the number of students at the school that year was 29,460, that's 32.86 incidents per 1,000 students.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes1111,6703.774,000.00
Arrests for Possession988803.331,352.94
Violence Against Women813342.751,000.00
Disciplinary Actions6782,67023.014,574.85

UT Knoxville Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 70.0% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 10.1% of the crime and safety-related incidents at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville resulted in arrests for possession. About 11.5% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 8.4% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how UT Knoxville 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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UT Knoxville Overall Crime by Location

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

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UT Knoxville On-Campus Crime Stats

899 Total Number of Incidents
30.52 Incidents per 1000 Students
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville reported 899 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. That works out to 30.52 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 29,460.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes961,5853.264,000.00
Arrests for Possession538131.80888.89
Violence Against Women763312.581,000.00
Disciplinary Actions6742,64522.884,544.91

UT Knoxville On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UT Knoxville Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

8 Total Number of Incidents
0.27 Incidents per 1000 Students
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville reported 8 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. That works out to 0.27 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 29,460.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes31640.10333.33
Arrests for Possession1640.03111.11
Violence Against Women21000.07194.44
Disciplinary Actions21440.07305.56

UT Knoxville Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UT Knoxville Residence Hall Crime Stats

707 Total Number of Incidents
24.00 Incidents per 1000 Students
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville reported 707 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Since the number of students at the school that year was 29,460, that's 24.00 incidents per 1,000 students.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes301671.02101.80
Arrests for Possession187150.61180.35
Violence Against Women321401.0953.89
Disciplinary Actions6272,50721.284,029.94

UT Knoxville Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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61 Total Number of Incidents
2.07 Incidents per 1000 Students
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville reported 61 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Knoxville neighborhood around the campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 29,460, that's 2.07 incidents per 1,000 students.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes12670.41666.67
Arrests for Possession442451.491,294.12
Violence Against Women3240.10555.56
Disciplinary Actions21370.07137.93

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

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References

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