Criminal Offenses Statistics at Tennessee Colleges

For the calendar year 2023, 701 criminal offenses occured at Tennessee colleges. The crimial offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.67 at Tennessee college campues.

Of the 576 total on-campus criminal offenses at Tennessee colleges,

There were 1 murders, including Non-negligent manslaughter on Tennessee college campuses.
There were 172 sexual assault incluing rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape. The sexual assault crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.41 at Tennessee college campuses.
There were 12 robberies, and the robbery crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.03 at Tennessee college campuses.
There were 40 aggravated assaults, and the aggravated assaults crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.10 at Tennessee college campuses.
There were 130 burglary, and the burglary crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.31 at Tennessee college campuses.
There were 213 motor vehicle theft, and the motor vehicle theft rate per 1,000 students is 0.51 at Tennessee college campuses.
There were 8 arson, and the arson crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.02 at Tennessee college campuses.

For all criminal offenses, there were 576 on-campus, 48 non-campus, 77 public property, and 202 residence hall criminal offenses occured last year. (The number for on-campus criminal offenses includes residence hall criminal offenses).

Criminal Offenses statistics at Tennessee Colleges
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	701	576	48	77	202	1.67
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	1	1	0	0	0	0.00
Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0	-
Rape	88	78	9	1	63	0.21
Fondling	113	94	14	5	44	0.27
Incest	0	0	0	0	0	-
Statutory Rape	0	0	0	0	0	-
Robbery	19	12	0	7	6	0.05
Aggravated Assault	69	40	9	20	13	0.16
Burglary	137	130	7	0	73	0.33
Motor Vehicle Theft	261	213	7	41	0	0.62
Arson	13	8	2	3	3	0.03
Rate Per 1000 Students	1.67	1.37	0.11	0.18	0.48	-

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics for Tennessee Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the criminal offenses statistics between colleges in Tennessee. 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 Tennessee Colleges
State	Enrollment	Total Criminal Offenses	Rate per 1000 Students	Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	Rape	Fondling	Robbery	Aggravated Assault	Burglary	Motor Vehicle Theft	Arson
Casa Loma College-Los Angeles - Casa Loma College - Nashville, TN	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Austin Peay State University	9,945	7	0.70	0	2	2	0	0	2	1	0
Baptist Health Sciences University	755	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Belmont University	8,862	19	2.14	0	5	2	0	0	11	1	0
Bethel University	2,974	14	4.71	0	4	7	0	0	2	1	0
Bryan College-Dayton	1,548	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carson-Newman University	2,735	1	0.37	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chattanooga State Community College	6,601	2	0.30	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Brothers University	2,043	4	1.96	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
Columbia State Community College	5,115	1	0.20	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Columbia State Community College - Williamson County Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Concorde Career College-Memphis	420	23	54.76	1	0	0	0	2	1	19	0
Lipscomb University	5,047	2	0.40	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson	1,229	1	0.81	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
East Tennessee State University	13,586	8	0.59	0	1	0	0	1	5	1	0
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers	311	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton	1,093	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fisk University	1,005	4	3.98	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0
Welch College	389	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Freed-Hardeman University	2,294	1	0.44	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Johnson University	950	1	1.05	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
King University	1,295	1	0.77	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Lane College	822	14	17.03	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	1
Le Moyne-Owen College	646	1	1.55	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Lee University	3,680	3	0.82	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Lincoln Memorial University	5,805	4	0.69	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Lincoln Memorial University - LMU Tower Knoxville Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lincoln Memorial University - LMU Cumberland Gap campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston	1,093	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The University of Tennessee Southern	978	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maryville College	1,147	3	2.62	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Meharry Medical College	1,083	10	9.23	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	0
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis	1,691	1	0.59	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis - Aviation Facility	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis - Bartlett Campus	-	2	-	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
University of Memphis	21,736	88	4.05	0	3	2	5	5	7	66	0
University of Memphis - Lambuth Campus	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Memphis Theological Seminary	195	2	10.26	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Middle Tennessee State University	20,183	17	0.84	0	5	1	0	1	7	2	1
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown	714	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro - Expansion Campus	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville	1,062	1	0.94	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Nashville State Community College	6,608	1	0.15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll	278	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rhodes College	1,952	6	3.07	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0
Roane State Community College	4,822	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump	1,412	1	0.71	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Southwest Tennessee Community College	6,980	1	0.14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Southwest Tennessee Community College - Union Avenue Campus	-	3	-	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Southwest Tennessee Community College - Whitehaven Center	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
The University of the South	1,693	9	5.32	0	0	3	0	1	3	2	0
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville	1,206	1	0.83	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Pellissippi State Community College	8,710	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pellissippi State Community College - Blount County Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pellissippi State Community College - Magnolia Avenue Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pellissippi State Community College - Strawberry Plains	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Southern Adventist University	3,154	2	0.63	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Southern College of Optometry	525	3	5.71	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Tennessee Wesleyan University	1,074	2	1.86	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	11,380	30	2.64	0	3	6	1	0	15	3	2
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	36,304	83	2.29	0	23	23	0	6	16	13	2
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville - The University of Tennessee Space Institute	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The University of Tennessee-Martin	6,941	13	1.87	0	3	4	1	1	1	3	0
Tennessee State University	8,198	8	0.98	0	1	1	0	1	4	1	0
Tennessee Technological University	10,117	20	1.98	0	4	1	0	2	12	1	0
Trevecca Nazarene University	3,196	4	1.25	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0
Northeast State Community College - Northeast State at Elizabethton	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northeast State Community College - Northeast State at Johnson City	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tusculum University	1,200	3	2.50	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Union University	2,674	6	2.24	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0
Vanderbilt University	13,456	109	8.10	0	14	32	4	11	6	42	0
Volunteer State Community College	6,605	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Walters State Community College	5,833	1	0.17	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Walters State Community College - Walters State Sevierville, Sevier County Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
William R Moore College of Technology	461	1	2.17	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville	1,171	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nossi College of Art and Design	278	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Queen City College	127	1	7.87	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Genesis Career College-Lebanon	98	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Williamson Christian College	57	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Visible Music College	182	12	65.93	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	0
Fortis Institute-Nashville	392	1	2.55	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jersey College - Cleveland Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Empire Beauty School-Nashville	125	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Milligan University	1,200	1	0.83	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center - The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	-	14	-	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	0
Massage Institute of Memphis	20	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	420,900	701	1.67	1	78	94	12	40	130	213	8

701 Criminal Offenses Occured at Tennessee College Campuses

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Criminal Offenses Statistics for Tennessee Colleges