University of Arizona: Crime & Safety

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University of Arizona LogoF University of Arizona is a public school in Tucson, Arizona with about 49,400 students and 13,130 employees.

Our Safety Report for this school is based on the US Department of Education 2023 public data sets for various categories of violent and non-violent crimes committed both on-campus and off-campus over the last three years.

Safety Evaluation

According to our analysis of the government data, University of Arizona is a very dangerous place to be enrolled at. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety and ranks University of Arizona #96 among the Most Dangerous colleges in the USA.

From our perception of the data, this campus experiences serious problems with forcible sex offenses, additionally, there are some problems with murders, nonforcible sex offenses, and aggravated assaults.

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Criminal Offenses at University of Arizona in 2020 - 2022

Alleged criminal offenses reported to campus security authorities and/or local police
Does not necessarily reflect prosecutions or convictions for crime


Type of Crime or Arrest
On-campus
Off-campus
Crime Chance*

Murder
2
0
0.1%

Neglient Manslaughter
0
0
0.0%

Forcible Sex Offense
107
11
0.4%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
27
2
0.2%

Robbery
4
1
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
23
1
0.2%

Burglary
56
20
0.3%

Motor Vehicle Theft
62
7
0.3%

Arson
7
4
0.1%

Illegal Weapons Possession
1
1
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
101
11
0.4%

Liquor Law Violation
133
15
0.5%

* Crime Chance is American School Search's subjective and approximate estimate for a student's chance of experiencing this crime during their study at University of Arizona based on the present enrollment, past crime history, current crime trend, and an assumption that the school reports accurate numbers to the government. Safety Grade is American School Search's subjective evaluation of University of Arizona campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at University of Arizona, or you believe that this college underreports campus crime statistics, then please consider filing a complaint with US Department of Education.

As of May 1st, 2014, fifty five colleges are under investigation for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints. Many of those schools are frequent guests in our exclusive 100 Most Dangerous Colleges list.

Safety in Competing Colleges

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About 600 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

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Over 100 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security is A.

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Over 100 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security: A.

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About 200 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security: A.

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Over 300 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security: A.

Mesa Community CollegeMesa Community CollegeMesa, AZ
Approximately 15,800 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security is B+.

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Roughly 700 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security is A.

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