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2019 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Crime & Safety Report

Is UNC Chapel Hill 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 UNC Chapel Hill:

Understanding the Crime Stats for UNC Chapel Hill

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.

UNC Chapel Hill Overall Crime Stats

694 Total Number of Incidents
23.23 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reported 694 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place at or near campus or on other properties affiliated with the school. Based on a student body population of 29,877, that's 23.23 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 Crimes831,6702.784,000.00
Arrests for Possession898802.981,352.94
Violence Against Women743342.481,000.00
Disciplinary Actions4482,67014.994,574.85

UNC Chapel Hill Overall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of UNC Chapel Hill 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 12.8% of the crime and safety-related incidents at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill resulted in arrests for possession. About 12.0% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 10.7% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how UNC Chapel Hill 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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UNC Chapel Hill Overall Crime by Location

The chart below shows what percentage of UNC Chapel Hill crime and safety incidents happened in each location.

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UNC Chapel Hill On-Campus Crime Stats

619 Total Number of Incidents
20.72 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reported 619 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. That works out to 20.72 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 29,877.

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 Crimes461,5851.544,000.00
Arrests for Possession548131.81888.89
Violence Against Women733312.441,000.00
Disciplinary Actions4462,64514.934,544.91

UNC Chapel Hill On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UNC Chapel Hill Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

39 Total Number of Incidents
1.31 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reported 39 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 29,877, that's 1.31 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 Crimes311641.04333.33
Arrests for Possession7640.23111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions11440.03305.56

UNC Chapel Hill Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UNC Chapel Hill Residence Hall Crime Stats

498 Total Number of Incidents
16.67 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reported 498 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019 that took place 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 29,877, that's 16.67 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 Crimes231670.77101.80
Arrests for Possession157150.50180.35
Violence Against Women211400.7053.89
Disciplinary Actions4392,50714.694,029.94

UNC Chapel Hill Residence Hall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of UNC Chapel Hill crime and safety incidents by category in residence halls is shown in the following chart.

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36 Total Number of Incidents
1.20 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reported 36 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Chapel Hill public property in areas surrounding the campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 29,877, that's 1.20 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 Crimes6670.20666.67
Arrests for Possession282450.941,294.12
Violence Against Women1240.03555.56
Disciplinary Actions11370.03137.93

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

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References

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