How we compare

We surveyed our peer institutions to see how our campus stacks up in terms of safety — and we are providing you with the data so you have the information you need to keep yourself and others safe.

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has a very safe campus, but no community of our size will ever be entirely crime-free. These 2018 statistics (the most recently available for all schools) are provided within the context of 20 similar schools so you can take the appropriate steps to reduce your likelihood of being targeted by a criminal.

Learn more about these statistics.



Murder California (Berkeley) – 0

California (San Diego) – 0

Illinois – 0

Indiana – 0

Iowa – 0

Maryland – 0

Michigan – 0

Michigan State – 0

Minnesota – 0

Nebraska – 0

North Carolina – 0

Northwestern – 0

Ohio State – 0

Penn State – 0

Purdue – 0

Rutgers – 0

Texas (Austin) – 0

UCLA – 0

Virginia – 0

Washington (Seattle) – 0

Wisconsin – 0 Negligent Manslaughter Minnesota – 1

California (Berkeley) – 0

California (San Diego) – 0

Illinois – 0

Indiana – 0

Iowa – 0

Maryland – 0

Michigan – 0

Michigan State – 0

Nebraska – 0

North Carolina – 0

Northwestern – 0

Ohio State – 0

Penn State – 0

Purdue – 0

Rutgers – 0

Texas (Austin) – 0

UCLA – 0

Virginia – 0

Washington (Seattle) – 0

Wisconsin – 0 Robbery California (Berkeley) – 40

Minnesota – 14

UCLA – 11

Washington (Seattle) – 10

Wisconsin – 9

Iowa – 8

Illinois – 6

North Carolina – 6

Ohio State – 6

Rutgers – 6

Texas – 5

Indiana – 4

Penn State – 4

Michigan – 3

Virginia – 3

California (San Diego) – 2

Michigan State – 2

Nebraska – 2

Maryland – 1

Northwestern – 0

Purdue – 0 Aggravated Assault Iowa – 42

California (Berkeley) – 41

Wisconsin – 39

UCLA – 26

Michigan – 24

Michigan State – 24

Washington (Seattle) – 22

Minnesota – 14

Texas – 14

Indiana – 13

Illinois – 12

Ohio State – 12

Penn State – 11

California (San Diego) – 10

Virginia – 9

Nebraska – 9

Maryland – 6

Rutgers – 5

Purdue – 5

Northwestern – 3

North Carolina – 1 Rape Ohio State – 111

Washington (Seattle) – 70

Penn State – 69

UCLA – 54

Iowa – 50

Michigan – 48

Illinois – 37

Michigan State – 34*

Minnesota – 32

California (Berkeley) – 28

Virginia – 28

Maryland – 28

North Carolina – 26

Purdue – 25

Indiana – 22

Texas – 18

California (San Diego) – 18

Wisconsin – 17

Rutgers – 17

Nebraska – 16

Northwestern – 8



*The purpose of this survey is to approximate — as closely as possible — how Illinois compares to peer institutions under normal circumstances on a year-to-year basis. For that reason, crimes committed by MSU physician Larry Nassar were not included in this survey because they occurred over a number of years. For more information, please consult the Michigan State University Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. Fondling Ohio State – 55

Iowa – 47

Michigan – 37

Penn State – 33

Minnesota – 28

UCLA – 26

Washington (Seattle) – 25

Illinois – 23

California (San Diego) – 18

Virginia – 16

Wisconsin – 16

Maryland – 15

Purdue – 14

Michigan State – 12*

California (Berkeley) – 11

Indiana – 11

North Carolina – 9

Nebraska – 8

Rutgers – 7

Northwestern – 3

Texas – 2



*The purpose of this survey is to approximate — as closely as possible — how Illinois compares to peer institutions under normal circumstances on a year-to-year basis. For that reason, crimes committed by MSU physician Larry Nassar were not included in this survey because they occurred over a number of years. For more information, please consult the Michigan State University Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. Incest California (Berkeley) – 0

California (San Diego) – 0

Illinois – 0

Indiana – 0

Iowa – 0

Maryland – 0

Michigan – 0

Michigan State – 0

Minnesota – 0

Nebraska – 0

North Carolina – 0

Northwestern – 0

Ohio State – 0

Penn State – 0

Purdue – 0

Rutgers – 0

Texas (Austin) – 0

UCLA – 0

Virginia – 0

Washington (Seattle) – 0

Wisconsin – 0 Statutory Rape California (San Diego) – 1

UCLA – 1

Penn State – 1

California (Berkeley) – 0

Illinois – 0

Indiana – 0

Iowa – 0

Maryland – 0

Michigan – 0

Michigan State – 0

Minnesota – 0

Nebraska – 0

North Carolina – 0

Northwestern – 0

Ohio State – 0

Purdue – 0

Rutgers – 0

Texas (Austin) – 0

Virginia – 0

Washington (Seattle) – 0

Wisconsin – 0 Arson Ohio State – 6

UCLA – 5

Michigan – 4

Illinois – 4

California (Berkeley) – 4

Penn State – 3

Purdue – 3

Indiana – 3

California (San Diego) – 2

Iowa – 2

Maryland – 2

Washington (Seattle) – 1

Wisconsin – 1

North Carolina – 1

Nebraska – 1

Rutgers – 1

Northwestern – 1

Texas – 1

Michigan State – 0

Minnesota – 0

Virginia – 0 Domestic Violence Washington (Seattle) – 59

Rutgers – 54

Ohio State – 37

UCLA – 33

Illinois – 32*

Iowa – 23

Virginia – 14

California (Berkeley) – 14

Minnesota – 13

California (San Diego) – 12

Michigan – 10

Wisconsin – 6

North Carolina – 5

Nebraska – 5

Texas – 5

Indiana – 4

Northwestern – 3

Penn State – 2

Maryland – 2

Purdue – 2

Michigan State – 1



*The state of Illinois does not define dating violence. All incidents that would otherwise be classified as dating violence are counted in the domestic violence category. Dating Violence Ohio State – 36

Penn State – 29

Iowa – 28

Washington (Seattle) – 26

Minnesota – 20

Maryland – 19

Michigan State – 19

California (Berkeley) – 18

Purdue – 17

Virginia – 16

California (San Diego) – 12

Indiana – 12

Nebraska – 10

Wisconsin – 8

Michigan – 7

North Carolina – 6

Northwestern – 6

Texas – 5

UCLA – 4

Rutgers – 0

Illinois – 0*



*The state of Illinois does not define dating violence. All incidents that would otherwise be classified as dating violence are counted in the domestic violence category. Stalking Washington (Seattle) – 84

Illinois – 67

Iowa – 66

Ohio State – 59

Minnesota – 57

Virginia – 43

Michigan State – 39

Penn State – 36

North Carolina – 33

Indiana – 32

Wisconsin – 32

Texas – 29

Michigan – 21

California (Berkeley) – 20

UCLA – 20

Nebraska – 18

Purdue – 15

California (San Diego) – 15

Maryland – 14

Northwestern – 14

Rutgers – 5 Burglary Ohio State – 111

UCLA – 110

Indiana – 75

Washington (Seattle) – 71

California (Berkeley) – 65

Minnesota – 60

Michigan State – 51

Wisconsin – 48

California (San Diego) – 35

Penn State – 29

Northwestern – 27

Nebraska – 25

North Carolina – 21

Iowa – 18

Purdue – 17

Virginia – 16

Michigan – 16

Illinois – 14

Texas – 11

Rutgers – 8

Maryland – 7 Motor Vehicle Theft California (Berkeley) – 70

Michigan State – 57

California (San Diego) – 26

Maryland – 25

Minnesota – 24

Texas – 20

Washington (Seattle) – 14

Iowa – 14

Ohio State – 13

UCLA – 11

Michigan – 9

Virginia – 8

Wisconsin – 7

Nebraska – 5

North Carolina – 5

Rutgers – 5

Purdue – 4

Indiana – 3

Penn State – 3

Northwestern – 3

Illinois – 2 Liquor Law Arrests Penn State – 607

Nebraska – 214

Indiana – 212

Michigan – 84

Ohio State – 67

Iowa – 62

Purdue -51

Minnesota – 46

Virginia – 38

Rutgers – 20

North Carolina – 18

Michigan State – 16

Illinois – 7

California (San Diego) – 6

Wisconsin – 6

California (Berkeley) – 5

Texas (Austin) – 3

Washington (Seattle) – 1

UCLA – 1

Maryland – 0

Northwestern – 0 Liquor Law Disciplinary Referrals Ohio State – 1356

Wisconsin – 1318

Indiana – 1209

Michigan – 1001

Purdue – 873

Michigan State – 838

Penn State – 812

Washington (Seattle) – 734

Minnesota – 732

California (San Diego) – 729

California (Berkeley) – 651

North Carolina – 553

Iowa – 546

Virginia – 449

Maryland – 441

Nebraska -430

UCLA – 382

Illinois – 249

Northwestern – 216

Texas (Austin) – 107

Rutgers – 10 Drug Law Arrests Penn State – 325

Rutgers – 289

Indiana – 253

Nebraska – 252

Purdue – 173

Texas (Austin) – 142

Iowa – 114

Michigan – 88

North Carolina – 64

Michigan State – 60

California (Berkeley) – 58

Ohio State – 57

UCLA – 42

Minnesota – 33

California (San Diego) – 32

Wisconsin – 25

Virginia – 25

Illinois – 25

Maryland – 13

Washington (Seattle) – 9

Northwestern – 0 Drug Law Disciplinary Referrals Indiana – 476

Michigan State – 457

Ohio State – 352

Washington (Seattle) – 318

Wisconsin – 252

Penn State – 234

California (San Diego) – 201

Minnesota – 163

Michigan – 140

California (Berkeley) – 111

Rutgers – 108

Purdue – 91

UCLA – 87

Nebraska – 72

North Carolina – 72

Illinois – 54

Iowa – 45

Texas (Austin) – 42

Virginia – 30

Northwestern – 5

Maryland – 4 Weapons Arrests California (Berkeley) – 19

Michigan State – 18

UCLA – 13

Nebraska – 10

Wisconsin – 9

Rutgers – 9

Ohio State – 5

California (San Diego) – 5

Michigan – 5

North Carolina – 5

Virginia – 4

Penn State – 2

Minnesota – 2

Iowa – 2

Texas (Austin) – 2

Maryland – 2

Indiana – 1

Washington (Seattle) – 1

Illinois – 1

Purdue – 0

Northwestern – 0 Weapons Referrals Ohio State – 11

California (Berkeley) – 8

Michigan – 2

Michigan State – 1

UCLA – 1

Wisconsin – 1

California (San Diego) – 1

North Carolina – 1

Penn State – 1

Iowa – 1

Texas (Austin) – 1

Nebraska – 0

Rutgers – 0

Virginia – 0

Minnesota – 0

Maryland – 0

Indiana – 0

Washington (Seattle) – 0

Illinois – 0

Purdue – 0

Northwestern – 0 Hate Crimes UCLA – 7

Virginia – 5

California (Berkeley) – 4

Michigan – 4

Wisconsin – 4

Penn State – 4

Indiana – 4

Purdue – 4

Ohio State – 3

California (San Diego) – 3

Michigan State – 2

Iowa – 2

Minnesota – 2

Maryland – 2

Washington (Seattle) – 2

North Carolina – 1

Nebraska – 1

Illinois – 1

Northwestern – 1

Texas (Austin) – 0

Rutgers – 0



About the statistics

The statistics are tracked in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Statistics Act. Please note that comparable schools’ statistics are provided only to put the numbers into context — each school may have circumstances unique to its campus that drives certain statistics up or down. The numbers should be reviewed as a group and not as a comparison between individual schools. For more information, please review the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Annual Security and Fire Safety Report.