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2019 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on UNL includes:

Understanding the Crime Stats for UNL

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.

UNL Overall Crime Stats

865 Total Number of Incidents
34.07 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of Nebraska - Lincoln reported 865 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. Based on a student body population of 25,390, that's 34.07 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 Crimes381,6701.504,000.00
Arrests for Possession2428809.531,352.94
Violence Against Women263341.021,000.00
Disciplinary Actions5592,67022.024,574.85

UNL Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 64.6% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 28.0% of the crime and safety-related incidents at University of Nebraska - Lincoln resulted in arrests for possession. About 4.4% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 3.0% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how UNL 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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UNL Overall Crime by Location

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

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UNL On-Campus Crime Stats

805 Total Number of Incidents
31.71 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Nebraska - Lincoln reported 805 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. That works out to 31.71 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 25,390.

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 Crimes291,5851.144,000.00
Arrests for Possession1978137.76888.89
Violence Against Women223310.871,000.00
Disciplinary Actions5572,64521.944,544.91

UNL On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UNL Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

21 Total Number of Incidents
0.83 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of Nebraska - Lincoln reported 21 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on affiliated off-campus properties. That works out to 0.83 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 25,390.

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 Crimes81640.32333.33
Arrests for Possession7640.28111.11
Violence Against Women41000.16194.44
Disciplinary Actions21440.08305.56

UNL Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UNL Residence Hall Crime Stats

720 Total Number of Incidents
28.36 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Nebraska - Lincoln reported 720 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 25,390, that's 28.36 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 Crimes131670.51101.80
Arrests for Possession1397155.47180.35
Violence Against Women121400.4753.89
Disciplinary Actions5562,50721.904,029.94

UNL Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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39 Total Number of Incidents
1.54 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Nebraska - Lincoln reported 39 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Lincoln neighborhood around the campus in 2019. Based on a student body population of 25,390, that's 1.54 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 Crimes1670.04666.67
Arrests for Possession382451.501,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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