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2019 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Crime & Safety Report

Is UMN Twin Cities 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 UMN Twin Cities:

Understanding the Crime Stats for UMN Twin Cities

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.

UMN Twin Cities Overall Crime Stats

1,286 Total Number of Incidents
25.06 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities reported 1,286 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. That works out to 25.06 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 51,327.

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 Crimes2451,6704.774,000.00
Arrests for Possession1018801.971,352.94
Violence Against Women773341.501,000.00
Disciplinary Actions8632,67016.814,574.85

UMN Twin Cities Overall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of UMN Twin Cities crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

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Disciplinary actions account for 67.1% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 7.9% of the crime and safety-related incidents at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities resulted in arrests for possession. About 19.1% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 6.0% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how UMN Twin Cities 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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UMN Twin Cities Overall Crime by Location

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

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UMN Twin Cities On-Campus Crime Stats

1,158 Total Number of Incidents
22.56 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities reported 1,158 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Based on a student body population of 51,327, that's 22.56 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 Crimes1601,5853.124,000.00
Arrests for Possession668131.29888.89
Violence Against Women723311.401,000.00
Disciplinary Actions8602,64516.764,544.91

UMN Twin Cities On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UMN Twin Cities Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

48 Total Number of Incidents
0.94 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities reported 48 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on affiliated off-campus properties. Since the number of students at the school that year was 51,327, that's 0.94 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 Crimes441640.86333.33
Arrests for Possession3640.06111.11
Violence Against Women11000.02194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

UMN Twin Cities Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UMN Twin Cities Residence Hall Crime Stats

957 Total Number of Incidents
18.65 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities reported 957 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 18.65 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 51,327.

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 Crimes661671.29101.80
Arrests for Possession137150.25180.35
Violence Against Women191400.3753.89
Disciplinary Actions8592,50716.744,029.94

UMN Twin Cities Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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80 Total Number of Incidents
1.56 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities reported 80 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Minneapolis neighborhood. That works out to 1.56 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 51,327.

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 Crimes41670.80666.67
Arrests for Possession322450.621,294.12
Violence Against Women4240.08555.56
Disciplinary Actions31370.06137.93

The percentage breakdown of UMN Twin Cities student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding Minneapolis neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

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References

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