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Table 9

KENTUCKY

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by University and College, 2015

University/College Student
enrollment1 		Violent
crime 		Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter		 Rape
(revised
definition)2 		Rape
(legacy
definition)3 		Robbery Aggravated
assault		 Property
crime 		Burglary Larceny-
theft		 Motor
vehicle
theft		 Arson
Eastern Kentucky University 16,305 3 0 0 2 1 158 17 138 3 2
Kentucky State University 1,895 0 0 0 0 0 14 2 12 0 0
Morehead State University 11,052 3 0 3 0 0 21 2 18 1 0
Murray State University 11,207 4 0 3 0 1 97 12 84 1 1
Northern Kentucky University 15,090 2 0 2 0 0 69 4 63 2 0
University of Kentucky 29,203 4 0 0 0 4 465 12 422 31 1
University of Louisville 21,561 7 0 2 4 1 247 23 216 8 0
Western Kentucky University 20,171 1 0 1 0 0 97 16 79 2 1
  • 1 The student enrollment figures provided by the United States Department of Education are for the 2014 school year, the most recent available. The enrollment figures include full-time and part-time students.
  • 2 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the revised Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
  • 3 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the legacy UCR definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
  • NOTE: Caution should be exercised in making any intercampus comparisons or ranking schools because university/college crime statistics are affected by a variety of factors. These include demographic characteristics of the surrounding community, ratio of male to female students, number of on-campus residents, accessibility of the campus to outside visitors, size of enrollment, etc.

Data Declaration

Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.