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2019 Wake Forest University Crime & Safety Report

Is Wake Forest University safe? On this page, we'll examine crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Info in this crime and safety report on Wake Forest University:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Wake Forest University

Types of Crime & Safety Incidents

We have compiled this information on crime statistics from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The types of crimes are divided into the following categories: arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, violence against women, and disciplinary actions.

The arrests for major crimes category includes arrests for things such as murder, robbery, rape, aggravated assault, and arson. 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. Similarly, a high number of incidents could indicate that the school is more strict about reporting and law enforcement than other institutions.

Wake Forest University Overall Crime Stats

534 Total Number of Incidents
62.86 Incidents per 1000 Students
Wake Forest University reported 534 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 8,495, that's 62.86 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 Crimes381,6704.474,000.00
Arrests for Possession318803.651,352.94
Violence Against Women73340.821,000.00
Disciplinary Actions4582,67053.914,574.85

Wake Forest University Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 85.8% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 5.8% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Wake Forest University resulted in arrests for possession. About 7.1% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 1.3% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Wake Forest University 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.

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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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Wake Forest University Overall Crime by Location

The chart below shows what percentage of Wake Forest University crime and safety incidents happened in each location.

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Wake Forest University On-Campus Crime Stats

525 Total Number of Incidents
61.80 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Wake Forest University reported 525 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. That works out to 61.80 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 8,495.

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 Crimes371,5854.364,000.00
Arrests for Possession248132.83888.89
Violence Against Women73310.821,000.00
Disciplinary Actions4572,64553.804,544.91

Wake Forest University On-Campus Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of Wake Forest University on-campus crime and safety incidents are in each category.

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Wake Forest University Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

1 Total Number of Incidents
0.12 Incidents per 1000 Students
Wake Forest University reported 1 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on affiliated off-campus properties. That works out to 0.12 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 8,495.

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 Crimes11640.12333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

Wake Forest University Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Wake Forest University Residence Hall Crime Stats

447 Total Number of Incidents
52.62 Incidents per 1000 Students
Wake Forest University reported 447 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019 that took place in residence halls. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Since the number of students at the school that year was 8,495, that's 52.62 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 Crimes191672.24101.80
Arrests for Possession37150.35180.35
Violence Against Women01400.0053.89
Disciplinary Actions4252,50750.034,029.94

Wake Forest University Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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8 Total Number of Incidents
0.94 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Wake Forest University reported 8 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Winston-Salem neighborhood. Based on a student body population of 8,495, 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 Crimes0670.00666.67
Arrests for Possession72450.821,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions11370.12137.93

The percentage breakdown of Wake Forest University student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding Winston-Salem neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

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