How Safe and Secure UTK Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 984 on-campus, 12 out-of-campus, 107 public property, 846 residence halls, and 11 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 28.48. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 25.41. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.45 at UTK.

By violation type, 222 arrests, 95 criminal offenses, and 723 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 63 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at UTK.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on UTK main campus. In addition to the main campus, 1 safety matters are reported at 1 UTK branch.

Campus Safety Matters By Year at UTK

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

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 222 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 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 95 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 2.45 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.14 at UTK.

By crime category, Fondling was the most common with 27 cases, and Rape was the second most common with 24 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Rape was the most common with 23 incidents, while Fondling was the second most common with 23 incidents.

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 723 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 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 63 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 60 VAWA cases reported including 1 dating violence and 29 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 1.55 at UTK campuses.

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

There are no reported hate crimes at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

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Fires in Residence Halls

At The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 11 residence hall fires are reported.

Safety Matters at 1 UTK Branch

There are 1 more safety issues at UTK 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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