Table 9
KENTUCKY
Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
by University and College, 2019
| University/College |
Student enrollment1 |
Violent crime |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter |
Rape2 | Robbery |
Aggravated assault |
Property crime |
Burglary |
Larceny- theft |
Motor vehicle theft |
Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Kentucky University | 19,355 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 10 | 85 | 2 | 1 |
| Kentucky State University | 2,919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Morehead State University | 12,217 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| Murray State University | 11,095 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 11 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Kentucky University | 16,539 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Kentucky | 31,102 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 426 | 20 | 394 | 12 | 3 |
| University of Louisville | 24,828 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 292 | 27 | 251 | 14 | 0 |
| Western Kentucky University | 24,560 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 5 | 76 | 4 | 0 |
- 1 The student enrollment figures provided by the United States Department of Education are for the 2018 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 only the revised Uniform Crime Reporting 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.
