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2019 The University of Texas at Austin Crime & Safety Report

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

What you'll find in our crime and safety report on UT Austin:

Understanding the Crime Stats for UT Austin

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.

UT Austin Overall Crime Stats

340 Total Number of Incidents
6.65 Incidents per 1000 Students
The University of Texas at Austin reported 340 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. That works out to 6.65 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 51,090.

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 Crimes821,6701.614,000.00
Arrests for Possession418800.801,352.94
Violence Against Women383340.741,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1792,6703.504,574.85

UT Austin Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 52.6% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 12.1% of the crime and safety-related incidents at The University of Texas at Austin resulted in arrests for possession. About 24.1% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 11.2% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

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

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

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UT Austin On-Campus Crime Stats

273 Total Number of Incidents
5.34 Incidents per 1000 Students
The University of Texas at Austin reported 273 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. Based on a student body population of 51,090, that's 5.34 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 Crimes581,5851.144,000.00
Arrests for Possession128130.23888.89
Violence Against Women293310.571,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1742,6453.414,544.91

UT Austin On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UT Austin Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

32 Total Number of Incidents
0.63 Incidents per 1000 Students
The University of Texas at Austin reported 32 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. That works out to 0.63 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 51,090.

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 Crimes161640.31333.33
Arrests for Possession9640.18111.11
Violence Against Women61000.12194.44
Disciplinary Actions11440.02305.56

UT Austin Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UT Austin Residence Hall Crime Stats

148 Total Number of Incidents
2.90 Incidents per 1000 Students
The University of Texas at Austin reported 148 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019 that took place in residence halls. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Since the number of students at the school that year was 51,090, that's 2.90 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 Crimes231670.45101.80
Arrests for Possession17150.02180.35
Violence Against Women111400.2253.89
Disciplinary Actions1132,5072.214,029.94

UT Austin Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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35 Total Number of Incidents
0.69 Incidents per 1000 Students
The University of Texas at Austin reported 35 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Austin neighborhood around the campus in 2019. That works out to 0.69 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 51,090.

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 Crimes8670.16666.67
Arrests for Possession202450.391,294.12
Violence Against Women3240.06555.56
Disciplinary Actions41370.08137.93

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

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