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2019 University of Miami Crime & Safety Report

Is University of Miami 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 U Miami:

Understanding the Crime Stats for U Miami

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.

U Miami Overall Crime Stats

341 Total Number of Incidents
19.15 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of Miami reported 341 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 17,811, that's 19.15 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 Crimes441,6702.474,000.00
Arrests for Possession128800.671,352.94
Violence Against Women243341.351,000.00
Disciplinary Actions2612,67014.654,574.85

U Miami Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 76.5% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 3.5% of the crime and safety-related incidents at University of Miami resulted in arrests for possession. About 12.9% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 7.0% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how U Miami 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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U Miami Overall Crime by Location

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

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U Miami On-Campus Crime Stats

321 Total Number of Incidents
18.02 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of Miami reported 321 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 17,811, that's 18.02 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 Crimes311,5851.744,000.00
Arrests for Possession88130.45888.89
Violence Against Women233311.291,000.00
Disciplinary Actions2592,64514.544,544.91

U Miami On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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U Miami Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

7 Total Number of Incidents
0.39 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Miami reported 7 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. Based on a student body population of 17,811, that's 0.39 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 Crimes51640.28333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions21440.11305.56

U Miami Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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U Miami Residence Hall Crime Stats

280 Total Number of Incidents
15.72 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of Miami reported 280 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students in residence halls. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 15.72 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 17,811.

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 Crimes81670.45101.80
Arrests for Possession57150.28180.35
Violence Against Women131400.7353.89
Disciplinary Actions2542,50714.264,029.94

U Miami Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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13 Total Number of Incidents
0.73 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Miami reported 13 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Coral Gables neighborhood around the campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 17,811, that's 0.73 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 Crimes8670.45666.67
Arrests for Possession42450.221,294.12
Violence Against Women1240.06555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The chart below shows what percentage of U Miami student-related crime and safety incidents in the Coral Gables neighborhood surrounding the campus are in each category.

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References

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