Criminal Offenses Statistics at North Carolina Colleges

For the calendar year 2023, 1,147 criminal offenses occured at North Carolina colleges. The crimial offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.41 at North Carolina college campues.

Of the 934 total on-campus criminal offenses at North Carolina colleges,

There were 1 murders, including Non-negligent manslaughter on North Carolina college campuses.
There were 333 sexual assault incluing rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape. The sexual assault crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.41 at North Carolina college campuses.
There were 20 robberies, and the robbery crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.02 at North Carolina college campuses.
There were 70 aggravated assaults, and the aggravated assaults crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.09 at North Carolina college campuses.
There were 261 burglary, and the burglary crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.32 at North Carolina college campuses.
There were 237 motor vehicle theft, and the motor vehicle theft rate per 1,000 students is 0.29 at North Carolina college campuses.
There were 12 arson, and the arson crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.01 at North Carolina college campuses.

For all criminal offenses, there were 934 on-campus, 122 non-campus, 91 public property, and 434 residence hall criminal offenses occured last year. (The number for on-campus criminal offenses includes residence hall criminal offenses).

Criminal Offenses statistics at North Carolina Colleges
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	1,147	934	122	91	434	1.41
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	2	1	0	1	0	0.00
Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0	-
Rape	222	195	27	0	164	0.27
Fondling	163	138	20	5	90	0.20
Incest	1	0	0	1	0	0.00
Statutory Rape	0	0	0	0	0	-
Robbery	40	20	8	12	4	0.05
Aggravated Assault	126	70	21	35	28	0.15
Burglary	290	261	29	0	139	0.36
Motor Vehicle Theft	286	237	16	33	3	0.35
Arson	17	12	1	4	6	0.02
Rate Per 1000 Students	1.41	1.15	0.15	0.11	0.53	-

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Criminal Offenses Statistics for North Carolina Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the criminal offenses 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 Criminal Offenses Statistics at North Carolina Colleges
State	Enrollment	Total Criminal Offenses	Rate per 1000 Students	Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	Rape	Fondling	Robbery	Aggravated Assault	Burglary	Motor Vehicle Theft	Arson
Northeastern University - Charlotte Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
College of the Albemarle - Dare County Campus	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
South Piedmont Community College	3,548	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Appalachian State University	21,253	16	0.75	0	8	4	0	1	3	0	0
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College	6,297	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barton College	1,259	4	3.18	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
Belmont Abbey College	1,650	6	3.64	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bennett College	195	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blue Ridge Community College	2,822	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brevard College	787	4	5.08	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences	753	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Campbell University	5,115	5	0.98	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	0
Cape Fear Community College	14,119	1	0.07	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Carteret Community College	1,579	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Catawba College	1,241	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Catawba Valley Community College	4,413	1	0.23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Catawba Valley Community College - Catawba Valley Community College Alexander Center for Education	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Central Carolina Community College	5,574	1	0.18	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Central Carolina Community College - The Center for Workforce Innovation	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Central Piedmont Community College	18,446	5	0.27	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0
Central Piedmont Community College - CPCC MERANCAS CAMPUS	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chowan University	708	19	26.84	0	0	4	1	5	8	1	0
Coastal Carolina Community College	3,457	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Craven Community College	2,851	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Davidson-Davie Community College	3,959	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Davidson College	1,904	6	3.15	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0
Duke University	17,112	72	4.21	0	3	5	1	4	23	36	0
Durham Technical Community College	4,354	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Durham Technical Community College - Orange County Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
East Carolina University	26,785	44	1.64	0	11	7	0	6	14	6	0
East Carolina University - East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine	-	2	-	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Edgecombe Community College - Edgecombe Community College-Rocky Mount Campus	-	3	-	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
Elizabeth City State University	2,165	11	5.08	0	2	5	0	2	2	0	0
Elon University	7,207	22	3.05	0	15	3	0	0	3	1	0
Fayetteville Technical Community College	10,877	3	0.28	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
Fayetteville State University	6,847	14	2.04	0	5	2	1	1	2	3	0
Forsyth Technical Community College	8,716	6	0.69	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	0
Forsyth Technical Community College - Grady P. Swisher Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forsyth Technical Community College - Mazie S. Woodruff Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forsyth Technical Community College - Northwest Forsyth Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forsyth Technical Community College - Transportation Technology Center	-	6	-	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
Forsyth Technical Community College - Stokes County Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forsyth Technical Community College - Goodwill Training Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forsyth Technical Community College - Mazie S. Woodruff Aviation Technology Lab	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gardner-Webb University	3,125	5	1.60	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
Gaston College	5,871	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greensboro College	898	3	3.34	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
Guilford College	1,208	13	10.76	0	3	1	2	0	3	4	0
Guilford Technical Community College	10,443	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Guilford Technical Community College - GTCC High Point Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Guilford Technical Community College - Greensboro Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Halifax Community College	1,013	1	0.99	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Haywood Community College	1,260	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
High Point University	6,052	33	5.45	0	11	3	0	4	12	3	0
James Sprunt Community College	1,376	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnson C Smith University	1,102	7	6.35	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	0
Johnston Community College	4,680	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lees-McRae College	839	4	4.77	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Lenoir Community College	2,387	2	0.84	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Lenoir Community College - Greene County Workforce Development Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lenoir-Rhyne University	2,230	7	3.14	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0
Leons Beauty School Inc	129	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Livingstone College	814	4	4.91	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0
Louisburg College	413	4	9.69	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0
Mars Hill University	1,049	6	5.72	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0
McDowell Technical Community College	1,203	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Meredith College	1,576	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Methodist University	1,768	16	9.05	0	5	0	0	0	6	3	2
Mitchell Community College	3,617	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mitchell Community College - Mooresville Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Montreat College	932	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
University of Mount Olive	2,128	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nash Community College	2,425	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Carolina A & T State University	13,885	41	2.95	0	6	3	3	1	24	4	0
University of North Carolina Asheville	2,925	10	3.42	0	1	4	0	1	3	1	0
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	32,234	119	3.69	1	17	3	2	7	19	69	1
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	30,298	29	0.96	0	7	8	2	1	3	8	0
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	17,743	40	2.25	0	11	10	1	2	12	4	0
North Carolina Central University	7,965	35	4.39	0	5	5	0	4	12	9	0
University of North Carolina School of the Arts	1,074	11	10.24	0	4	4	0	0	0	3	0
North Carolina State University at Raleigh	37,323	45	1.21	0	11	11	0	4	8	8	3
North Carolina Wesleyan University	1,345	16	11.90	0	2	0	0	0	12	2	0
University of North Carolina Wilmington	17,987	21	1.17	0	12	0	0	3	4	2	0
University of North Carolina Wilmington - D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
William Peace University	730	9	12.33	0	1	0	0	0	2	6	0
University of North Carolina at Pembroke	7,630	27	3.54	0	9	13	0	1	2	2	0
Pfeiffer University	954	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Piedmont Community College	1,250	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pitt Community College	7,371	2	0.27	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Queens University of Charlotte	1,846	7	3.79	0	3	0	0	0	4	0	0
Roanoke-Chowan Community College	591	1	1.69	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Robeson Community College	1,989	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College	6,862	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College - Rowan-Cabarrus Community College at the North Carolina Research Campus	-	1	-	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Saint Augustine's University	943	12	12.73	0	1	0	0	1	7	3	0
Salem College	519	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sampson Community College	1,680	1	0.60	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Shaw University	962	2	2.08	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
St. Andrews University	832	3	3.61	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Southwestern Community College	2,109	1	0.47	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary	2,926	4	1.37	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
Alamance Community College	3,739	2	0.53	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Vance-Granville Community College	2,841	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vance-Granville Community College - Franklin County Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wake Forest University	9,121	44	4.82	0	6	0	0	2	8	28	0
Wake Forest University - Innovation Quarter	-	1	-	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Wake Forest University - Wake Downtown	-	1	-	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Wake Forest University - Charlotte Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wake Technical Community College	22,763	1	0.04	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Wake Technical Community College - Northern Wake College and Career Academy	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wake Technical Community College - RTP Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Warren Wilson College	797	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Watts College of Nursing	134	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wilkes Community College	2,405	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wilkes Community College - Alleghany Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wilson Community College	1,751	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wingate University	3,322	13	3.91	0	3	4	0	0	1	5	0
Winston-Salem State University	4,776	24	5.03	0	3	3	0	6	8	4	0
Western Carolina University	11,628	43	3.70	0	13	10	1	3	6	4	6
ECPI University - ECPI University - Greensboro	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology	55	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte	1,128	6	5.32	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	0
Southeastern College-Charlotte	217	1	4.61	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Strayer University-North Carolina - Greensboro	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health And Style Institute	1,112	1	0.90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Empire Beauty School-Charlotte	81	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro	124	1	8.06	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Carolina University - Carolina University	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total	813,483	1,147	1.41	1	195	138	20	70	261	237	12

1,147 Criminal Offenses Occured at North Carolina College Campuses

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Criminal Offenses Statistics for North Carolina Colleges