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Table 329.20. On-campus crimes, arrests, and referrals for disciplinary action per 10,000 full-time-equivalent (FTE) students at degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by whether institution has residence halls, control and level of institution, and type of incident: 2001 through 2013
Control and level of institution and type of incident Number of incidents per 10,000 FTE students1
Total, institutions with and without residence halls 2013
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total Institu- tions with residence halls Institutions without residence halls
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
All institutions                              
Selected crimes against persons and property 35.619 34.649 34.040 33.580 32.864 33.347 30.568 28.987 22.955 20.869 20.027 19.793 18.378 24.209 6.181
Murder2 0.015 0.016 0.007 0.012 0.008 0.006 0.032 0.009 0.011 0.010 0.011 0.008 0.015 0.014 0.019
Negligent manslaughter3 0.002 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000
Sex offenses—forcible4 1.885 1.896 2.051 2.056 2.058 2.001 1.969 1.898 1.715 1.903 2.223 2.665 3.309 4.646 0.513
Sex offenses—nonforcible5 0.395 0.213 0.047 0.021 0.032 0.032 0.029 0.025 0.044 0.021 0.030 0.031 0.030 0.035 0.019
Robbery6 1.424 1.468 1.284 1.195 1.193 1.159 1.141 1.134 0.950 0.905 0.846 0.912 0.887 1.048 0.548
Aggravated assault7 2.524 2.285 2.239 2.098 2.044 2.111 1.903 1.795 1.569 1.444 1.475 1.608 1.390 1.792 0.548
Burglary8 23.038 22.847 22.638 22.728 22.511 23.429 21.549 20.672 15.559 13.872 12.825 12.094 10.333 13.908 2.857
Motor vehicle theft9 5.327 5.037 4.968 4.674 4.256 3.921 3.375 2.952 2.681 2.237 2.196 2.008 1.995 2.191 1.587
Arson10 1.010 0.887 0.805 0.796 0.759 0.687 0.567 0.500 0.427 0.476 0.421 0.467 0.418 0.574 0.091
                               
Weapons-, drug-, and liquor-related arrests
      and referrals
                             
Arrests11 34.550 35.371 35.239 36.960 37.722 37.615 36.947 36.428 33.748 33.497 35.755 35.045 31.842 45.542 3.188
Illegal weapons possession 0.919 0.931 0.865 0.974 1.013 0.986 0.963 0.856 0.726 0.723 0.674 0.681 0.696 0.829 0.418
Drug law violations 10.151 9.812 9.854 9.849 10.547 10.457 10.330 10.895 10.698 12.086 13.653 14.191 13.432 18.809 2.185
Liquor law violations 23.481 24.629 24.520 26.137 26.163 26.172 25.654 24.676 22.324 20.687 21.428 20.172 17.714 25.904 0.585
Referrals for disciplinary action11 132.899 136.344 146.165 151.708 156.060 163.421 158.288 156.479 148.959 149.716 164.460 167.017 164.290 241.127 3.576
Illegal weapons possession 1.093 1.049 1.238 1.387 1.448 1.402 1.212 1.047 0.859 0.854 0.844 0.936 0.956 1.284 0.270
Drug law violations 20.466 21.218 20.356 19.862 19.511 20.425 20.810 23.357 24.498 27.322 33.961 35.916 36.090 52.605 1.546
Liquor law violations 111.340 114.077 124.571 130.459 135.101 141.594 136.267 132.076 123.602 121.540 129.654 130.165 127.244 187.238 1.760
                               
Public 4-year                              
Selected crimes against persons and property 36.191 36.334 35.725 35.522 34.295 35.532 32.837 30.531 24.898 23.448 21.958 21.652 19.633 20.933 6.306
Murder2 0.017 0.017 0.009 0.014 0.007 0.009 0.070 0.015 0.012 0.014 0.015 0.010 0.015 0.015 0.017
Negligent manslaughter3 0.004 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.003 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000
Sex offenses—forcible4 2.408 2.374 2.452 2.634 2.448 2.409 2.390 2.151 1.892 2.210 2.451 2.941 3.347 3.624 0.500
Sex offenses—nonforcible5 0.400 0.210 0.051 0.028 0.044 0.026 0.039 0.020 0.062 0.023 0.025 0.025 0.025 0.026 0.017
Robbery6 1.130 1.224 1.208 1.088 1.219 1.170 1.211 1.225 1.008 1.001 0.916 0.984 0.950 0.990 0.551
Aggravated assault7 2.774 2.452 2.493 2.256 2.242 2.302 2.110 1.930 1.767 1.627 1.610 1.778 1.511 1.608 0.517
Burglary8 22.283 23.259 22.808 23.154 22.654 24.138 22.425 21.181 16.689 15.456 14.025 13.181 10.942 11.707 3.103
Motor vehicle theft9 5.942 5.743 5.625 5.269 4.671 4.581 3.800 3.310 2.843 2.426 2.382 2.095 2.244 2.313 1.535
Arson10 1.232 1.057 1.078 1.079 1.009 0.897 0.788 0.697 0.623 0.691 0.533 0.637 0.599 0.651 0.067
                               
Weapons-, drug-, and liquor-related arrests
      and referrals
                             
Arrests11 60.113 62.833 62.566 65.318 66.641 68.662 66.366 66.315 63.558 63.512 67.169 64.997 57.387 62.562 4.337
Illegal weapons possession 1.339 1.384 1.258 1.442 1.538 1.478 1.384 1.240 1.027 1.012 0.941 0.931 0.974 1.027 0.434
Drug law violations 17.651 17.158 16.950 17.100 18.575 18.671 17.934 19.130 18.993 21.722 24.424 25.248 23.444 25.434 3.036
Liquor law violations 41.123 44.292 44.358 46.776 46.529 48.513 47.048 45.945 43.539 40.778 41.804 38.819 32.969 36.101 0.867
Referrals for disciplinary action11 153.104 157.192 170.355 178.800 175.506 184.628 178.029 170.797 169.503 175.490 194.017 197.663 189.581 207.918 1.618
Illegal weapons possession 1.311 1.254 1.529 1.779 1.921 1.673 1.454 1.293 1.043 1.004 0.913 0.968 0.924 1.007 0.067
Drug law violations 25.492 25.896 24.933 24.278 22.803 23.744 24.249 27.201 28.459 32.444 40.907 43.276 42.605 46.663 1.001
Liquor law violations 126.301 130.043 143.893 152.743 150.782 159.211 152.326 142.303 140.001 142.042 152.198 153.419 146.053 160.248 0.551
                               
Nonprofit 4-year                              
Selected crimes against persons and property 57.358 55.445 54.891 54.728 54.165 57.681 52.039 49.315 38.613 35.193 33.154 32.730 31.341 33.383 9.371
Murder2 0.019 0.034 0.007 0.014 0.017 0.010 0.007 0.003 0.019 0.016 0.009 0.006 0.015 0.013 0.035
Negligent manslaughter3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Sex offenses—forcible4 3.169 3.410 3.790 3.617 3.784 3.694 3.587 3.586 3.557 3.848 4.417 5.275 7.122 7.686 1.061
Sex offenses—nonforcible5 0.437 0.302 0.051 0.018 0.021 0.034 0.027 0.053 0.036 0.025 0.040 0.030 0.036 0.036 0.035
Robbery6 2.508 2.743 1.946 2.034 1.739 1.717 1.549 1.447 1.181 1.002 0.988 1.173 1.134 1.154 0.919
Aggravated assault7 3.408 3.358 2.795 2.954 2.588 2.853 2.586 2.497 2.133 2.014 1.948 2.024 2.075 2.199 0.743
Burglary8 40.460 39.407 40.017 40.284 40.542 44.639 40.214 38.251 28.434 25.567 22.908 21.384 18.341 19.547 5.375
Motor vehicle theft9 5.684 4.750 5.008 4.640 4.340 3.684 3.314 2.845 2.692 2.014 2.173 2.151 2.087 2.170 1.202
Arson10 1.673 1.440 1.277 1.167 1.130 1.050 0.751 0.632 0.562 0.707 0.670 0.688 0.529 0.579 0.000
                               
Weapons-, drug-, and liquor-related arrests
      and referrals
                             
Arrests11 24.456 24.433 24.793 27.225 25.758 20.981 22.672 20.240 18.645 17.150 16.805 16.709 17.231 18.656 1.909
Illegal weapons possession 0.645 0.604 0.600 0.649 0.522 0.499 0.599 0.523 0.478 0.430 0.398 0.385 0.400 0.434 0.035
Drug law violations 6.291 6.429 6.759 6.173 5.881 5.644 6.075 6.236 6.713 7.062 7.486 7.380 7.643 8.241 1.202
Liquor law violations 17.520 17.399 17.434 20.403 19.355 14.838 15.997 13.481 11.454 9.657 8.921 8.944 9.189 9.980 0.672
Referrals for disciplinary action11 275.480 289.709 308.044 319.945 336.127 353.954 347.734 348.663 333.904 329.679 341.437 334.473 330.910 359.218 26.414
Illegal weapons possession 1.712 1.582 1.942 2.144 2.052 2.127 1.835 1.513 1.155 1.235 1.287 1.509 1.624 1.759 0.177
Drug law violations 37.435 41.418 39.363 38.440 38.981 41.434 42.720 46.881 51.139 56.050 65.567 67.251 67.184 73.026 4.349
Liquor law violations 236.333 246.708 266.740 279.362 295.095 310.392 303.179 300.269 281.609 272.395 274.583 265.713 262.101 284.433 21.888
                               
For-profit 4-year                              
Selected crimes against persons and property 19.109 17.840 17.605 13.650 17.049 9.552 8.095 10.320 7.513 6.499 6.003 5.234 7.493 20.129 3.717
Murder2 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.013 0.000 0.014 0.060 0.000
Negligent manslaughter3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Sex offenses—forcible4 0.151 0.121 0.196 0.095 0.082 0.179 0.159 0.162 0.129 0.255 0.350 0.259 0.277 0.961 0.072
Sex offenses—nonforcible5 0.492 0.030 0.049 0.000 0.021 0.000 0.026 0.000 0.014 0.012 0.000 0.041 0.028 0.000 0.036
Robbery6 2.422 2.140 1.051 0.875 0.884 0.373 0.410 0.683 1.231 0.811 0.996 0.722 1.244 3.545 0.557
Aggravated assault7 0.870 1.356 1.003 0.722 1.213 0.462 0.410 1.133 0.615 0.591 0.485 0.641 0.940 3.004 0.323
Burglary8 13.130 11.331 13.253 9.962 12.484 7.287 5.899 6.922 4.279 4.055 3.351 2.726 3.899 10.876 1.814
Motor vehicle theft9 1.968 2.833 1.956 1.901 2.262 1.162 1.177 1.420 1.216 0.753 0.781 0.831 1.065 1.622 0.898
Arson10 0.076 0.030 0.098 0.095 0.103 0.089 0.013 0.000 0.029 0.023 0.027 0.014 0.028 0.060 0.018
                               
Weapons-, drug-, and liquor-related arrests
      and referrals
                             
Arrests11 0.416 0.512 0.269 0.779 0.576 0.775 0.370 0.719 0.773 1.911 2.046 1.745 1.189 3.365 0.539
Illegal weapons possession 0.076 0.090 0.049 0.095 0.041 0.075 0.040 0.144 0.086 0.151 0.148 0.150 0.166 0.421 0.090
Drug law violations 0.151 0.271 0.098 0.228 0.329 0.209 0.212 0.252 0.315 0.765 0.552 0.681 0.774 2.343 0.305
Liquor law violations 0.189 0.151 0.122 0.456 0.206 0.492 0.119 0.324 0.372 0.996 1.346 0.913 0.249 0.601 0.144
Referrals for disciplinary action11 11.957 12.024 11.370 5.665 10.880 7.645 6.865 10.177 12.623 8.804 9.663 9.104 16.120 68.438 0.485
Illegal weapons possession 0.416 0.753 0.587 0.209 0.864 0.194 0.145 0.234 0.329 0.104 0.215 0.313 0.249 0.901 0.054
Drug law violations 3.481 4.008 3.179 1.882 2.632 2.057 1.746 2.859 3.306 2.560 3.136 3.462 7.466 31.545 0.269
Liquor law violations 8.060 7.263 7.605 3.574 7.383 5.395 4.973 7.084 8.988 6.140 6.312 5.329 8.406 35.991 0.162
                               
Public 2-year                              
Selected crimes against persons and property 19.867 18.834 18.044 17.903 16.389 15.423 14.388 13.991 11.745 10.195 9.998 9.387 7.994 14.793 6.309
Murder2 0.006 0.003 0.005 0.008 0.005 0.000 0.000 0.005 0.005 0.002 0.005 0.007 0.018 0.000 0.022
Negligent manslaughter3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Sex offenses—forcible4 0.344 0.324 0.435 0.383 0.480 0.454 0.484 0.538 0.483 0.487 0.633 0.662 0.780 1.626 0.570
Sex offenses—nonforcible5 0.347 0.167 0.038 0.016 0.027 0.044 0.019 0.018 0.028 0.019 0.039 0.032 0.031 0.090 0.016
Robbery6 0.714 0.642 0.625 0.575 0.680 0.773 0.746 0.730 0.591 0.691 0.633 0.609 0.498 0.529 0.490
Aggravated assault7 1.588 1.381 1.601 1.341 1.373 1.485 1.235 1.027 1.016 0.949 0.980 1.091 0.734 1.304 0.592
Burglary8 12.042 11.416 10.801 10.974 9.703 8.872 8.561 8.783 6.881 5.561 5.396 4.923 4.142 9.746 2.753
Motor vehicle theft9 4.523 4.560 4.369 4.370 3.913 3.588 3.139 2.712 2.613 2.384 2.171 1.940 1.680 1.420 1.744
Arson10 0.303 0.340 0.169 0.237 0.208 0.207 0.203 0.179 0.127 0.100 0.142 0.122 0.113 0.077 0.122
                               
Weapons-, drug-, and liquor-related arrests
      and referrals
                             
Arrests11 7.752 7.808 8.020 8.821 9.360 10.863 11.027 9.638 7.859 8.838 8.989 8.703 8.005 25.159 3.751
Illegal weapons possession 0.577 0.607 0.598 0.688 0.762 0.816 0.813 0.661 0.603 0.654 0.599 0.632 0.600 0.839 0.541
Drug law violations 2.882 2.735 3.102 3.539 3.633 3.749 4.179 3.815 3.551 4.328 4.568 4.746 4.237 10.959 2.570
Liquor law violations 4.293 4.467 4.320 4.594 4.965 6.298 6.035 5.162 3.704 3.857 3.822 3.325 3.167 13.360 0.640
Referrals for disciplinary action11 10.284 10.279 10.973 11.791 12.846 16.043 16.008 16.451 17.063 18.592 19.735 18.946 17.635 77.865 2.701
Illegal weapons possession 0.370 0.401 0.394 0.450 0.364 0.648 0.583 0.469 0.495 0.561 0.550 0.562 0.621 1.639 0.368
Drug law violations 2.218 1.900 1.846 2.314 2.244 2.470 2.690 3.334 4.112 5.417 6.212 6.164 5.909 22.809 1.719
Liquor law violations 7.697 7.978 8.732 9.026 10.237 12.926 12.735 12.649 12.456 12.614 12.972 12.220 11.105 53.416 0.615
                               
Nonprofit 2-year                              
Selected crimes against persons and property 63.955 58.903 51.594 48.535 91.263 81.948 103.819 99.299 55.883 48.448 45.531 34.764 23.425 53.231 10.021
Murder2 0.258 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Negligent manslaughter3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.365 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Sex offenses—forcible4 0.516 1.793 1.638 0.877 2.325 0.983 3.622 5.841 3.041 2.826 3.384 2.599 1.536 2.476 1.113
Sex offenses—nonforcible5 0.516 0.512 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.328 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.768 2.476 0.000
Robbery6 13.926 14.342 17.471 6.432 2.616 2.295 0.805 4.746 3.421 2.019 0.308 0.650 1.920 3.714 1.113
Aggravated assault7 5.931 4.354 3.276 4.970 6.394 11.473 20.925 24.095 1.901 3.634 16.305 14.945 3.456 6.190 2.227
Burglary8 36.620 31.500 22.658 32.454 77.312 61.297 71.627 58.411 45.619 38.354 22.766 15.270 14.592 37.138 4.454
Motor vehicle theft9 5.931 5.378 6.279 3.801 2.035 4.589 5.634 3.286 1.521 0.807 2.154 1.300 1.152 1.238 1.113
Arson10 0.258 1.024 0.273 0.000 0.581 0.983 1.207 2.555 0.380 0.807 0.615 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
                               
Weapons-, drug-, and liquor-related arrests
      and referrals
                             
Arrests11 27.852 9.988 6.279 14.034 22.089 21.962 23.741 33.952 22.049 19.783 15.998 16.895 25.345 66.848 6.680
Illegal weapons possession 0.258 0.512 0.819 0.585 1.453 0.983 1.610 1.095 1.521 2.422 1.538 1.624 1.920 6.190 0.000
Drug law violations 5.416 2.561 4.368 4.678 9.301 11.145 10.865 12.047 13.305 7.267 10.460 10.072 18.816 45.803 6.680
Liquor law violations 22.178 6.915 1.092 8.771 11.335 9.834 11.267 20.809 7.223 10.093 3.999 5.198 4.608 14.855 0.000
Referrals for disciplinary action11 160.920 145.722 150.688 130.694 149.393 176.025 208.845 150.774 132.294 152.206 110.752 97.469 122.883 389.948 2.783
Illegal weapons possession 0.516 0.768 1.638 1.462 3.488 6.228 4.024 2.190 2.661 1.615 0.308 1.949 2.688 6.190 1.113
Drug law violations 23.468 16.647 14.195 16.958 13.660 24.257 29.375 31.031 38.016 42.392 33.533 33.464 49.537 157.217 1.113
Liquor law violations 136.937 128.307 134.855 112.274 132.244 145.540 175.446 117.553 91.618 108.200 76.911 62.055 70.658 226.541 0.557
                               
For-profit 2-year                              
Selected crimes against persons and property 25.385 21.447 24.700 21.845 17.851 18.237 23.658 14.826 13.033 8.167 7.503 8.744 6.602 21.150 5.916
Murder2 0.000 0.051 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Negligent manslaughter3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.037 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Sex offenses—forcible4 0.645 0.309 0.674 0.373 0.042 0.347 0.087 0.149 0.170 0.052 0.204 0.407 0.388 4.700 0.185
Sex offenses—nonforcible5 0.376 0.154 0.090 0.000 0.000 0.043 0.000 0.000 0.028 0.026 0.000 0.102 0.000 0.000 0.000
Robbery6 3.603 2.417 3.638 3.316 2.283 2.128 2.898 1.969 1.420 0.985 0.467 0.949 0.812 1.567 0.776
Aggravated assault7 2.151 0.977 1.617 2.570 2.076 1.433 1.427 1.078 1.505 0.907 1.080 1.152 0.459 4.700 0.259
Burglary8 15.704 15.275 15.314 13.472 10.378 10.638 15.138 8.955 6.417 3.500 3.503 3.796 3.107 7.050 2.921
Motor vehicle theft9 2.743 2.057 3.323 2.031 2.947 3.517 3.979 2.638 3.436 2.619 2.160 2.338 1.801 3.133 1.738
Arson10 0.161 0.206 0.045 0.083 0.125 0.130 0.130 0.000 0.057 0.078 0.088 0.000 0.035 0.000 0.037
                               
Weapons-, drug-, and liquor-related arrests
      and referrals
                             
Arrests11 8.766 6.583 3.772 4.643 1.951 1.780 1.946 0.855 1.760 1.115 0.671 1.728 2.154 32.900 0.702
Illegal weapons possession 0.699 0.463 0.269 0.249 0.125 0.130 0.173 0.149 0.114 0.130 0.029 0.237 0.106 0.783 0.074
Drug law violations 4.679 3.343 2.156 2.653 1.495 1.129 1.384 0.446 1.164 0.752 0.409 1.356 1.412 21.933 0.444
Liquor law violations 3.388 2.777 1.347 1.741 0.332 0.521 0.389 0.260 0.483 0.233 0.234 0.136 0.636 10.183 0.185
Referrals for disciplinary action11 15.435 16.972 14.057 13.348 9.465 13.895 7.482 9.215 8.603 3.811 4.905 7.422 7.273 149.616 0.555
Illegal weapons possession 0.861 0.720 0.314 0.290 0.332 0.304 0.303 0.149 0.227 0.052 0.292 0.339 0.141 1.567 0.074
Drug law violations 4.787 5.400 8.802 7.710 5.563 9.509 5.277 4.087 4.628 1.763 1.985 2.949 3.284 62.666 0.481
Liquor law violations 9.788 10.852 4.940 5.347 3.570 4.082 1.903 4.979 3.748 1.996 2.627 4.135 3.848 85.383 0.000
1 Although crimes, arrests, and referrals include incidents involving students, staff, and campus guests, they are expressed as a ratio to FTE students because comprehensive FTE counts of all these groups are not available.
2 Excludes suicides, fetal deaths, traffic fatalities, accidental deaths, and justifiable homicide (such as the killing of a felon by a law enforcement officer in the line of duty).
3 Killing of another person through gross negligence (excludes traffic fatalities).
4 Any sexual act directed against another person forcibly and/or against that person's will.
5 Includes only statutory rape or incest.
6 Taking or attempting to take anything of value using actual or threatened force or violence.
7 Attack upon a person for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury.
8 Unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft.
9 Theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle.
10 Willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle, or personal property of another.
11 If an individual is both arrested and referred to college officials for disciplinary action for a single offense, only the arrest is counted.
NOTE: Data are for degree-granting institutions, which are institutions that grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Some institutions that report Clery data—specifically, non-degree-granting institutions and institutions outside of the 50 states and the District of Columbia—are excluded from this table. Crimes, arrests, and referrals include incidents involving students, staff, and on-campus guests. Excludes off-campus crimes and arrests even if they involve college students or staff. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, Campus Safety and Security Reporting System, 2001 through 2013; and National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2002 through Spring 2014, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared August 2015.)

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