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2019 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Crime & Safety Report

Is U-M 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 U-M:

A Word About the Crime Stats for U-M

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-M Overall Crime Stats

1,449 Total Number of Incidents
30.13 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor reported 1,449 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. That works out to 30.13 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 48,090.

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 Crimes961,6702.004,000.00
Arrests for Possession1088802.251,352.94
Violence Against Women813341.681,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1,1642,67024.204,574.85

U-M Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 80.3% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 7.5% of the crime and safety-related incidents at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor resulted in arrests for possession. About 6.6% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 5.6% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how U-M 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-M Overall Crime by Location

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

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U-M On-Campus Crime Stats

1,323 Total Number of Incidents
27.51 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor reported 1,323 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. That works out to 27.51 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 48,090.

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 Crimes711,5851.484,000.00
Arrests for Possession178130.35888.89
Violence Against Women733311.521,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1,1622,64524.164,544.91

U-M On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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U-M Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

21 Total Number of Incidents
0.44 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor reported 21 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on affiliated off-campus properties. That works out to 0.44 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 48,090.

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 Crimes181640.37333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women11000.02194.44
Disciplinary Actions21440.04305.56

U-M Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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U-M Residence Hall Crime Stats

1,184 Total Number of Incidents
24.62 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor reported 1,184 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. Since the number of students at the school that year was 48,090, that's 24.62 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 Crimes271670.56101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women201400.4253.89
Disciplinary Actions1,1372,50723.644,029.94

U-M Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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105 Total Number of Incidents
2.18 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor reported 105 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Ann Arbor neighborhood around the campus in 2019. Based on a student body population of 48,090, that's 2.18 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 Crimes7670.15666.67
Arrests for Possession912451.891,294.12
Violence Against Women7240.15555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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