Kent State University has one of the safest campuses in the United States, according to the FBI/UCR and Consortium for Higher Education Campus Crime Research. The tables which follow provide a "snapshot" of serious crime on campus. Here is some information that Kent State University is required to make available according to the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990.  More comprehensive statistics can be found in the campus safety and security bulletin accessible on the left menu of this page.

Also see the CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY BULLETIN for more comprehensive statistics and a detailed information on all the features of safety, security and related policies at Kent State University.

CRIME STATISTICS

Offense 2006 2007 2008 2009
Murder

0

0

0

0

Negligent Homicide

0

0

0

0

Sex Offenses (rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition)

0

1

2

2

Robbery

0

0

3

4

Aggravated Assault

0

2

0

0

Burglary

25

31

19

15

Motor Vehicle Theft

1

2

0

3

Arson

0

0

0

0

ARREST STATISTICS

Offense 2006 2007 2008 2009
Liquor Law Violations

302

243

166

444

Drug Abuse Violations

128

107

107

105

Weapons Possession

2

0

2

0