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2019 University of Louisville Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on UofL includes:

Understanding the Crime Stats for UofL

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 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. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

UofL Overall Crime Stats

222 Total Number of Incidents
10.24 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Louisville reported 222 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 21,670, that's 10.24 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 Crimes791,6703.654,000.00
Arrests for Possession588802.681,352.94
Violence Against Women213340.971,000.00
Disciplinary Actions642,6702.954,574.85

UofL Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 28.8% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 26.1% of the crime and safety-related incidents at University of Louisville resulted in arrests for possession. About 35.6% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 9.5% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how UofL 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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UofL Overall Crime by Location

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

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UofL On-Campus Crime Stats

149 Total Number of Incidents
6.88 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of Louisville reported 149 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. That works out to 6.88 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 21,670.

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 Crimes481,5852.224,000.00
Arrests for Possession298131.34888.89
Violence Against Women123310.551,000.00
Disciplinary Actions602,6452.774,544.91

UofL On-Campus Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of UofL on-campus crime and safety incidents are in each category.

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UofL Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

30 Total Number of Incidents
1.38 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Louisville reported 30 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on affiliated off-campus properties. Since the number of students at the school that year was 21,670, that's 1.38 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 Crimes141640.65333.33
Arrests for Possession3640.14111.11
Violence Against Women91000.42194.44
Disciplinary Actions41440.18305.56

UofL Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UofL Residence Hall Crime Stats

91 Total Number of Incidents
4.20 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Louisville reported 91 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 21,670, that's 4.20 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 Crimes191670.88101.80
Arrests for Possession47150.18180.35
Violence Against Women91400.4253.89
Disciplinary Actions592,5072.724,029.94

UofL Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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43 Total Number of Incidents
1.98 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Louisville reported 43 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Louisville neighborhood around the campus in 2019. Based on a student body population of 21,670, that's 1.98 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 Crimes17670.78666.67
Arrests for Possession262451.201,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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References

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