University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Crime & Safety

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill LogoF University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with about 31,710 students and 14,900 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.
As of May 1, 2014, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is under investigation for alleged violations of federal laws over the handling of sexual violence and sexual harassment complaints.

Safety Evaluation

According to our analysis of the government numbers, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a very dangerous place. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety.

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

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Criminal Offenses at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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
0
0.0%

Neglient Manslaughter
0
0
0.0%

Forcible Sex Offense
55
48
0.4%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
36
7
0.3%

Robbery
1
1
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
30
6
0.3%

Burglary
72
19
0.4%

Motor Vehicle Theft
45
3
0.3%

Arson
2
0
0.1%

Illegal Weapons Possession
17
0
0.2%

Drug Law Violation
14
4
0.2%

Liquor Law Violation
6
1
0.1%

* 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 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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Over 36,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: F. SAT 1330, ACT 31 to enroll.

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About 18,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D-. SAT 1520, ACT 35 to enroll.

East Carolina UniversityEast Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC
Over 27,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1070, ACT 22 to enroll.

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Over 18,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D-. SAT 1130, ACT 25 to enroll.

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Roughly 9,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D-.

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About 6,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D-. SAT 920, ACT 17 to enroll.

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