For the calendar year 2023, a total of 8,294 incidents related to campus safety and securty occured at North Carolina colleges. It includes criminal offenses, arrests, diciplinary actions, VAWA (Violence Against Women Act), and hate crimes.
By subject, there were 1,147 criminal offenses, 923 arrests, 5,360 disciplinary actions, 838 VAWA, and 26 hate crimes at North Carolina colleges.
When limited to on-campus, there were 7,499 incidents reported. By incident type, 934 criminal offenses, 638 arrests, 5,215 disciplinary actions, 692 VAWA, and 20 hate crimes. In adddition, there were 33 fires reporeted at North Carolina colleges.
| Total | On-Campus | Non-Campus | Public Properties | Residence Halls1 | Reported2 | Rate per 1000 Students | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrests | 923 | 638 | 27 | 258 | 240 | - | 1.13 |
| Criminal Offenses | 1,147 | 934 | 122 | 91 | 434 | - | 1.41 |
| Disciplinary Actions | 5,360 | 5,215 | 50 | 95 | 5,215 | - | 6.59 |
| VAWA3 | 838 | 692 | 105 | 41 | 339 | - | 1.03 |
| Hate Crimes | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | 0.03 |
| Total | 8,294 | 7,499 | 307 | 488 | 6,234 | - | 10.20 |
| Rate Per 1000 Students | 10.20 | 9.22 | 0.38 | 0.60 | 7.66 | - | - |
The following table summarizes and compares the the number of incidents related to campus safety between colleges in North Carolina. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.
| State | Enrollment | Total Incidents | Rate per 1000 Students | Arrests | Criminal Offenses | Disciplinary Actions | VAWA | Hate Crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern University - Charlotte Campus | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| College of the Albemarle - Dare County Campus | - | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Piedmont Community College | 3,548 | 1 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Appalachian State University | 21,253 | 642 | 30.21 | 68 | 16 | 542 | 16 | 0 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | 6,297 | 4 | 0.64 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Barton College | 1,259 | 13 | 10.33 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Belmont Abbey College | 1,650 | 115 | 69.70 | 4 | 6 | 104 | 1 | 0 |
| Bennett College | 195 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Ridge Community College | 2,822 | 4 | 1.42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brevard College | 787 | 10 | 12.71 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | 753 | 2 | 2.66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Campbell University | 5,115 | 29 | 5.67 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| Cape Fear Community College | 14,119 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carteret Community College | 1,579 | 1 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Catawba College | 1,241 | 1 | 0.81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Catawba Valley Community College | 4,413 | 3 | 0.68 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Catawba Valley Community College - Catawba Valley Community College Alexander Center for Education | - | 6 | - | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Carolina Community College | 5,574 | 3 | 0.54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Central Carolina Community College - The Center for Workforce Innovation | - | 5 | - | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Piedmont Community College | 18,446 | 10 | 0.54 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Central Piedmont Community College - CPCC MERANCAS CAMPUS | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chowan University | 708 | 184 | 259.89 | 3 | 19 | 152 | 10 | 0 |
| Coastal Carolina Community College | 3,457 | 6 | 1.74 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Craven Community College | 2,851 | 2 | 0.70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College | 3,959 | 4 | 1.01 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Davidson College | 1,904 | 109 | 57.25 | 1 | 6 | 97 | 5 | 0 |
| Duke University | 17,112 | 345 | 20.16 | 8 | 72 | 210 | 55 | 0 |
| Durham Technical Community College | 4,354 | 2 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Durham Technical Community College - Orange County Campus | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| East Carolina University | 26,785 | 508 | 18.97 | 91 | 44 | 340 | 31 | 2 |
| East Carolina University - East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine | - | 6 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Edgecombe Community College - Edgecombe Community College-Rocky Mount Campus | - | 3 | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elizabeth City State University | 2,165 | 81 | 37.41 | 14 | 11 | 43 | 13 | 0 |
| Elon University | 7,207 | 420 | 58.28 | 23 | 22 | 367 | 8 | 0 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | 10,877 | 7 | 0.64 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Fayetteville State University | 6,847 | 107 | 15.63 | 29 | 14 | 48 | 16 | 0 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | 8,716 | 44 | 5.05 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College - Grady P. Swisher Center | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College - Mazie S. Woodruff Center | - | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College - Northwest Forsyth Center | - | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College - Transportation Technology Center | - | 6 | - | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College - Stokes County Center | - | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College - Goodwill Training Center | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College - Mazie S. Woodruff Aviation Technology Lab | - | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner-Webb University | 3,125 | 131 | 41.92 | 2 | 5 | 123 | 1 | 0 |
| Gaston College | 5,871 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greensboro College | 898 | 28 | 31.18 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| Guilford College | 1,208 | 35 | 28.97 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| Guilford Technical Community College | 10,443 | 5 | 0.48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Guilford Technical Community College - GTCC High Point Campus | - | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guilford Technical Community College - Greensboro Campus | - | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Halifax Community College | 1,013 | 1 | 0.99 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haywood Community College | 1,260 | 2 | 1.59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| High Point University | 6,052 | 309 | 51.06 | 21 | 33 | 239 | 15 | 1 |
| James Sprunt Community College | 1,376 | 2 | 1.45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson C Smith University | 1,102 | 52 | 47.19 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnston Community College | 4,680 | 1 | 0.21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lees-McRae College | 839 | 51 | 60.79 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 3 |
| Lenoir Community College | 2,387 | 2 | 0.84 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenoir Community College - Greene County Workforce Development Center | - | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | 2,230 | 31 | 13.90 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Leons Beauty School Inc | 129 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Livingstone College | 814 | 5 | 6.14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louisburg College | 413 | 37 | 89.59 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 0 |
| Mars Hill University | 1,049 | 35 | 33.37 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| McDowell Technical Community College | 1,203 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meredith College | 1,576 | 1 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Methodist University | 1,768 | 43 | 24.32 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 0 |
| Mitchell Community College | 3,617 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Community College - Mooresville Center | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montreat College | 932 | 8 | 8.58 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Mount Olive | 2,128 | 88 | 41.35 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
| Nash Community College | 2,425 | 1 | 0.41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina A & T State University | 13,885 | 120 | 8.64 | 27 | 41 | 25 | 27 | 0 |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | 2,925 | 66 | 22.56 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 11 | 0 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 32,234 | 343 | 10.64 | 3 | 119 | 197 | 22 | 2 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 30,298 | 260 | 8.58 | 46 | 29 | 145 | 40 | 0 |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 17,743 | 246 | 13.86 | 17 | 40 | 128 | 60 | 1 |
| North Carolina Central University | 7,965 | 266 | 33.40 | 37 | 35 | 159 | 35 | 0 |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 1,074 | 26 | 24.21 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 37,323 | 406 | 10.88 | 70 | 45 | 240 | 51 | 0 |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University | 1,345 | 69 | 51.30 | 1 | 16 | 44 | 8 | 0 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | 17,987 | 445 | 24.74 | 32 | 21 | 368 | 24 | 0 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington - D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy | - | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| William Peace University | 730 | 46 | 63.01 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 7,630 | 120 | 15.73 | 3 | 27 | 40 | 50 | 0 |
| Pfeiffer University | 954 | 2 | 2.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Piedmont Community College | 1,250 | 2 | 1.60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitt Community College | 7,371 | 5 | 0.68 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Queens University of Charlotte | 1,846 | 115 | 62.30 | 0 | 7 | 104 | 4 | 0 |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community College | 591 | 1 | 1.69 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robeson Community College | 1,989 | 3 | 1.51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | 6,862 | 3 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College - Rowan-Cabarrus Community College at the North Carolina Research Campus | - | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Saint Augustine's University | 943 | 51 | 54.08 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| Salem College | 519 | 7 | 13.49 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Sampson Community College | 1,680 | 4 | 2.38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaw University | 962 | 16 | 16.63 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Andrews University | 832 | 4 | 4.81 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Southwestern Community College | 2,109 | 1 | 0.47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 2,926 | 11 | 3.76 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Alamance Community College | 3,739 | 5 | 1.34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Vance-Granville Community College | 2,841 | 1 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vance-Granville Community College - Franklin County Campus | - | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wake Forest University | 9,121 | 460 | 50.43 | 3 | 44 | 385 | 24 | 4 |
| Wake Forest University - Innovation Quarter | - | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wake Forest University - Wake Downtown | - | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wake Forest University - Charlotte Center | - | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wake Technical Community College | 22,763 | 5 | 0.22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wake Technical Community College - Northern Wake College and Career Academy | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wake Technical Community College - RTP Campus | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Wilson College | 797 | 63 | 79.05 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
| Watts College of Nursing | 134 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilkes Community College | 2,405 | 4 | 1.66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wilkes Community College - Alleghany Center | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilson Community College | 1,751 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wingate University | 3,322 | 130 | 39.13 | 6 | 13 | 99 | 12 | 0 |
| Winston-Salem State University | 4,776 | 225 | 47.11 | 14 | 24 | 142 | 45 | 0 |
| Western Carolina University | 11,628 | 329 | 28.29 | 28 | 43 | 235 | 22 | 1 |
| ECPI University - ECPI University - Greensboro | - | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology | 55 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | 1,128 | 53 | 46.99 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 6 | 0 |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte | 217 | 1 | 4.61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Strayer University-North Carolina - Greensboro | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Health And Style Institute | 1,112 | 1 | 0.90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Empire Beauty School-Charlotte | 81 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro | 124 | 1 | 8.06 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carolina University - Carolina University | - | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 813,483 | 7,499 | 9.22 | 638 | 934 | 5,215 | 692 | 20 |