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2019 University of Kentucky Crime & Safety Report

Is University of Kentucky safe? On this page, we'll examine crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Our crime and safety report on UK includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for UK

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

UK Overall Crime Stats

1,206 Total Number of Incidents
41.02 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Kentucky reported 1,206 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 41.02 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 29,402.

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 Crimes961,6703.274,000.00
Arrests for Possession1158803.911,352.94
Violence Against Women873342.961,000.00
Disciplinary Actions9082,67030.884,574.85

UK Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 75.3% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 9.5% of the crime and safety-related incidents at University of Kentucky resulted in arrests for possession. About 8.0% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 7.2% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how UK 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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UK Overall Crime by Location

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

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UK On-Campus Crime Stats

1,155 Total Number of Incidents
39.28 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Kentucky reported 1,155 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. That works out to 39.28 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 29,402.

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 Crimes931,5853.164,000.00
Arrests for Possession708132.38888.89
Violence Against Women853312.891,000.00
Disciplinary Actions9072,64530.854,544.91

UK On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UK Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

2 Total Number of Incidents
0.07 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Kentucky 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 0.07 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 29,402.

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 Crimes11640.03333.33
Arrests for Possession1640.03111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

UK Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UK Residence Hall Crime Stats

993 Total Number of Incidents
33.77 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of Kentucky reported 993 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students in residence halls. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Since the number of students at the school that year was 29,402, that's 33.77 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 Crimes291670.99101.80
Arrests for Possession287150.95180.35
Violence Against Women371401.2653.89
Disciplinary Actions8992,50730.584,029.94

UK Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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49 Total Number of Incidents
1.67 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Kentucky reported 49 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Lexington neighborhood around the campus in 2019. That works out to 1.67 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 29,402.

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 Crimes2670.07666.67
Arrests for Possession442451.501,294.12
Violence Against Women2240.07555.56
Disciplinary Actions11370.03137.93

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

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