Wake Forest University: Crime & Safety

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Wake Forest University LogoD- Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with about 8,960 students and 8,300 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 data, Wake Forest University is a very dangerous place. American School Search gives this school grade "D-" on safety.

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

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Criminal Offenses at Wake Forest University 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
13
3
0.3%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
12
0
0.3%

Robbery
2
1
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
10
2
0.3%

Burglary
13
4
0.3%

Motor Vehicle Theft
29
0
0.5%

Arson
1
0
0.1%

Illegal Weapons Possession
2
2
0.1%

Drug Law Violation
6
4
0.2%

Liquor Law Violation
30
0
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 Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Wake Forest University, 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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More than 38,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is D-. SAT 1300, ACT 30 to enroll.

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Around 36,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1330, ACT 31 to enroll.

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

Elon UniversityElon UniversityElon, NC
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