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2019 University of North Dakota Crime & Safety Report

Is University of North Dakota 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 UND:

A Word About the Crime Stats for UND

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.

UND Overall Crime Stats

412 Total Number of Incidents
30.34 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of North Dakota reported 412 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 13,581, that's 30.34 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 Crimes271,6701.994,000.00
Arrests for Possession24288017.821,352.94
Violence Against Women123340.881,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1312,6709.654,574.85

UND Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 31.8% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 58.7% of the crime and safety-related incidents at University of North Dakota resulted in arrests for possession. About 6.6% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 2.9% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how UND 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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UND Overall Crime by Location

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

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UND On-Campus Crime Stats

275 Total Number of Incidents
20.25 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of North Dakota reported 275 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 13,581, that's 20.25 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 Crimes111,5850.814,000.00
Arrests for Possession1358139.94888.89
Violence Against Women103310.741,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1192,6458.764,544.91

UND On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UND Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

42 Total Number of Incidents
3.09 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of North Dakota reported 42 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on affiliated off-campus properties. Based on a student body population of 13,581, that's 3.09 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 Crimes151641.10333.33
Arrests for Possession21641.55111.11
Violence Against Women21000.15194.44
Disciplinary Actions41440.29305.56

UND Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UND Residence Hall Crime Stats

218 Total Number of Incidents
16.05 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of North Dakota reported 218 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. That works out to 16.05 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 13,581.

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 Crimes91670.66101.80
Arrests for Possession1047157.66180.35
Violence Against Women41400.2953.89
Disciplinary Actions1012,5077.444,029.94

UND Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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95 Total Number of Incidents
7.00 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of North Dakota reported 95 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Grand Forks neighborhood around the campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 13,581, that's 7.00 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 Crimes1670.07666.67
Arrests for Possession862456.331,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions81370.59137.93

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

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