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2019 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Crime & Safety Report

Is UNC Greensboro safe? Below we'll take a look at crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Our crime and safety report on UNC Greensboro includes:

Understanding the Crime Stats for UNC Greensboro

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 Greensboro Overall Crime Stats

393 Total Number of Incidents
19.46 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of North Carolina at Greensboro reported 393 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. That works out to 19.46 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 20,196.

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 Crimes441,6702.184,000.00
Arrests for Possession1068805.251,352.94
Violence Against Women543342.671,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1892,6709.364,574.85

UNC Greensboro Overall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of UNC Greensboro crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

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Disciplinary actions account for 48.1% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 27.0% of the crime and safety-related incidents at University of North Carolina at Greensboro resulted in arrests for possession. About 11.2% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 13.7% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how UNC Greensboro 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 Greensboro Overall Crime by Location

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

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UNC Greensboro On-Campus Crime Stats

328 Total Number of Incidents
16.24 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of North Carolina at Greensboro reported 328 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. That works out to 16.24 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 20,196.

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 Crimes391,5851.934,000.00
Arrests for Possession508132.48888.89
Violence Against Women513312.531,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1882,6459.314,544.91

UNC Greensboro On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UNC Greensboro Residence Hall Crime Stats

231 Total Number of Incidents
11.44 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of North Carolina at Greensboro reported 231 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 20,196, that's 11.44 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 Crimes321671.58101.80
Arrests for Possession197150.94180.35
Violence Against Women301401.4953.89
Disciplinary Actions1502,5077.434,029.94

UNC Greensboro Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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65 Total Number of Incidents
3.22 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of North Carolina at Greensboro reported 65 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Greensboro public property in areas surrounding the campus. Based on a student body population of 20,196, that's 3.22 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 Crimes5670.25666.67
Arrests for Possession562452.771,294.12
Violence Against Women3240.15555.56
Disciplinary Actions11370.05137.93

The percentage breakdown of UNC Greensboro student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding Greensboro neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

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