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Table 9

TENNESSEE

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by University and College, 2015

University/College Campus 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
Austin Peay State University 10,111 6 0 4 0 2 64 10 52 2 0
Chattanooga State Community College 9,332 2 0 0 0 2 15 0 15 0 0
Christian Brothers University 1,667 2 0 0 0 2 22 5 17 0 0
Cleveland State Community College 3,522 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 9 0 0
East Tennessee State University 14,434 7 0 4 1 2 72 7 65 0 2
Jackson State Community College 4,924 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lincoln Memorial University 3,735 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Middle Tennessee State University 22,729 8 0 3 3 2 166 19 147 0 0
Northeast State Community College 5,865 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0
Roane State Community College 5,832 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 0
Southwest Tennessee Community College 10,227 3 0 1 1 1 28 1 27 0 0
Tennessee State University 9,027 13 1 3 5 4 54 16 36 2 1
Tennessee Technological University 11,339 3 0 1 0 2 60 7 51 2 0
University of Memphis 21,059 3 0 1 2 0 139 17 118 4 0
University of Tennessee: Chattanooga 11,670 9 0 7 2 0 79 15 60 4 0
Health Science Center4 0 0 0 0 0 30 2 28 0 0
Knoxville 30,386 5 0 2 1 2 268 30 227 11 2
Martin 7,042 2 0 1 0 1 32 5 27 0 0
University of the South 1,714 10 0 10 0 0 76 21 54 1 2
Vanderbilt University 12,686 38 0 15 4 19 394 7 385 2 0
Volunteer State Community College 7,664 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 18 0 0
Walters State Community College 6,005 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 7 1 0
  • 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.
  • 4 Student enrollment figures were not available.
  • 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.