923 Arrests Occured at North Carolina College Campuses

923

Total Arrests

638

On-Campus Arrests

For the calendar year 2023, 923 arrests made at North Carolina colleges. The arrest rate per 1,000 students is 1.13 at North Carolina college campues. By violation type, there were 185 weapon-related arrests, 470 drug law violation arrests, and 268 liquor law violation arrests.

Of the 638 total on-campus arrests at North Carolina colleges,

  • 22.41% were weapon-related, and the on-campus weapon-related arrests rate per 1,000 students is 0.18.
  • 46.08% were drug law violation arrests, and the on-campus durg law violation arrest per 1,000 students is 0.36.
  • 31.50% were liquor law vioation arrests, and the on-campus liquor law violation arrest rate per 1,000 students is 0.25.

For all arrests, there were 638 on-campus, 27 non-campus, 258 public property, and 240 residence hall arrests made last year. (The number for on-campus arrests includes residence hall arrests).

Arrests statistics at North Carolina Colleges
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Rate per 1000 Students
Total923638272582401.13
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)185143438380.23
Drug Law Violation470294221541270.58
Liquor Law Violation268201166750.33
Rate Per 1000 Students1.130.780.030.320.30-
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Arrests Statistics for North Carolina Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the arrests statistics between colleges in North Carolina. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.

Last Update: April 22, 2025 | Data source: CSS (Campus Safety and Security), OPE
On-campus Arrests Statistics at North Carolina Colleges
StateEnrollmentTotal ArrestsRate per 1000 StudentsWeapons (carrying, processing, etc.)Drug Law ViolationLiquor Law Violation
Northeastern University - Charlotte Campus-0-000
College of the Albemarle - Dare County Campus-0-000
South Piedmont Community College3,54800.00000
Appalachian State University21,253683.2032243
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College6,29720.32110
Barton College1,25921.59020
Belmont Abbey College1,65042.42022
Bennett College19500.00000
Blue Ridge Community College2,82241.42121
Brevard College78711.27010
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences75300.00000
Campbell University5,11500.00000
Cape Fear Community College14,11900.00000
Carteret Community College1,57900.00000
Catawba College1,24110.81100
Catawba Valley Community College4,41320.45110
Catawba Valley Community College - Catawba Valley Community College Alexander Center for Education-1-010
Central Carolina Community College5,57400.00000
Central Carolina Community College - The Center for Workforce Innovation -2-020
Central Piedmont Community College18,44610.05010
Central Piedmont Community College - CPCC MERANCAS CAMPUS-0-000
Chowan University70834.24120
Coastal Carolina Community College3,45741.16220
Craven Community College2,85120.70200
Davidson-Davie Community College3,95900.00000
Davidson College1,90410.53001
Duke University17,11280.47224
Durham Technical Community College4,35400.00000
Durham Technical Community College - Orange County Campus-0-000
East Carolina University26,785913.40136315
East Carolina University - East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine-1-100
Edgecombe Community College - Edgecombe Community College-Rocky Mount Campus-0-000
Elizabeth City State University2,165146.47482
Elon University7,207233.190149
Fayetteville Technical Community College10,87710.09100
Fayetteville State University6,847294.2414150
Forsyth Technical Community College8,716222.528122
Forsyth Technical Community College - Grady P. Swisher Center-0-000
Forsyth Technical Community College - Mazie S. Woodruff Center-1-010
Forsyth Technical Community College - Northwest Forsyth Center-1-100
Forsyth Technical Community College - Transportation Technology Center-0-000
Forsyth Technical Community College - Stokes County Center-0-000
Forsyth Technical Community College - Goodwill Training Center-0-000
Forsyth Technical Community College - Mazie S. Woodruff Aviation Technology Lab-1-100
Gardner-Webb University3,12520.64101
Gaston College5,87110.17010
Greensboro College89800.00000
Guilford College1,20800.00000
Guilford Technical Community College10,44320.19200
Guilford Technical Community College - GTCC High Point Campus-0-000
Guilford Technical Community College - Greensboro Campus-1-100
Halifax Community College1,01300.00000
Haywood Community College1,26000.00000
High Point University6,052213.47597
James Sprunt Community College1,37621.45020
Johnson C Smith University1,10221.81101
Johnston Community College4,68010.21010
Lees-McRae College83900.00000
Lenoir Community College2,38700.00000
Lenoir Community College - Greene County Workforce Development Center-1-100
Lenoir-Rhyne University2,23031.35120
Leons Beauty School Inc12900.00000
Livingstone College81411.23100
Louisburg College41312.42100
Mars Hill University1,04921.91200
McDowell Technical Community College1,20300.00000
Meredith College1,57600.00000
Methodist University1,76810.57100
Mitchell Community College3,61700.00000
Mitchell Community College - Mooresville Center-0-000
Montreat College93200.00000
University of Mount Olive2,12800.00000
Nash Community College2,42510.41100
North Carolina A & T State University13,885271.948181
University of North Carolina Asheville2,92520.68110
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill32,23430.09300
University of North Carolina at Charlotte30,298461.5271326
University of North Carolina at Greensboro17,743170.96881
North Carolina Central University7,965374.6510243
University of North Carolina School of the Arts1,07410.93010
North Carolina State University at Raleigh37,323701.8851154
North Carolina Wesleyan University1,34510.74010
University of North Carolina Wilmington17,987321.7841216
University of North Carolina Wilmington - D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy-0-000
William Peace University73000.00000
University of North Carolina at Pembroke7,63030.39300
Pfeiffer University95400.00000
Piedmont Community College1,25000.00000
Pitt Community College7,37100.00000
Queens University of Charlotte1,84600.00000
Roanoke-Chowan Community College59100.00000
Robeson Community College1,98900.00000
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College6,86200.00000
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College - Rowan-Cabarrus Community College at the North Carolina Research Campus -0-000
Saint Augustine's University94377.42160
Salem College51900.00000
Sampson Community College1,68031.79300
Shaw University96200.00000
St. Andrews University83200.00000
Southwestern Community College2,10900.00000
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary2,92610.34010
Alamance Community College3,73900.00000
Vance-Granville Community College2,84100.00000
Vance-Granville Community College - Franklin County Campus-0-000
Wake Forest University9,12130.33120
Wake Forest University - Innovation Quarter-0-000
Wake Forest University - Wake Downtown-0-000
Wake Forest University - Charlotte Center-1-100
Wake Technical Community College22,76330.13300
Wake Technical Community College - Northern Wake College and Career Academy-0-000
Wake Technical Community College - RTP Campus-0-000
Warren Wilson College79700.00000
Watts College of Nursing13400.00000
Wilkes Community College2,40510.42010
Wilkes Community College - Alleghany Center-0-000
Wilson Community College1,75100.00000
Wingate University3,32261.81240
Winston-Salem State University4,776142.93473
Western Carolina University11,628282.414159
ECPI University - ECPI University - Greensboro-0-000
Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology5500.00000
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte1,12800.00000
Southeastern College-Charlotte21700.00000
Strayer University-North Carolina - Greensboro-0-000
Health And Style Institute1,11200.00000
Empire Beauty School-Charlotte8100.00000
Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro12400.00000
Carolina University - Carolina University-0-000
Total813,4839231.13143294201