How Safe and Secure UK Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of Kentucky, 837 on-campus, 8 out-of-campus, 40 public property, 655 residence halls, and 4 on-campus fire were reported. The following table summarizes campus safety/security matters by location and types for the calendar year 2023.

The criminal and safety related action rate per 1,000 students is 25.50. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 24.11. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.80 at UK.

By violation type, 92 arrests, 132 criminal offenses, and 604 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 51 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 6 hate crimes are reported at UK.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on UK main campus. In addition to the main campus, 47 safety matters are reported at 3 UK branches.

Campus Safety Matters By Year at UK

The following table shows the number of incidents related to campus safety for last three years. The numbers only includes on-campus issues for UK main campus.

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At University of Kentucky, 92 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

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Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At University of Kentucky, 132 criminal offenses are reported including rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

The crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.80 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.51 at UK.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 50 cases, and Fondling was the second most common with 24 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 49 incidents, while Fondling was the second most common with 24 incidents.

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending University of Kentucky, 604 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

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Violence Against Women Act(VAWA) Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At University of Kentucky, 51 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 48 VAWA cases reported including 22 dating violence and 21 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 1.38 at UK campuses.

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

For students attending University of Kentucky, 6 hate crimes are reported.

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Fires in Residence Halls

At University of Kentucky, 4 residence hall fires are reported.

Safety Matters at 3 UK Branches

There are 47 more safety issues at UK campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.

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