University of Nevada Reno: Crime & Safety

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University of Nevada Reno LogoD- University of Nevada Reno is a public school in Reno, Nevada with about 20,950 students and 4,330 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

Based on our analysis of the government information, University of Nevada Reno is a very dangerous place to be enrolled at. American School Search gives this school grade "D-" on safety.

From our perception of the data, there are certain problems with forcible sex offenses, autothefts, and aggravated assaults.

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Criminal Offenses at University of Nevada Reno 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
0
1
0.0%

Neglient Manslaughter
0
0
0.0%

Forcible Sex Offense
22
1
0.3%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
7
0
0.2%

Robbery
2
0
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
9
0
0.2%

Burglary
47
7
0.5%

Motor Vehicle Theft
42
1
0.4%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
3
0
0.1%

Drug Law Violation
30
5
0.4%

Liquor Law Violation
34
2
0.4%

* 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 Nevada Reno 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 Nevada Reno campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at University of Nevada Reno, 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.

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