Ball State University — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

Ball State University reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 81 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 3.38 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #2348 and #32 within IN out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 20,440 enrolled students, this campus sits in the large research university bracket, which shapes how raw incident counts should be interpreted.

The most frequently reported category at Ball State University is "rape" with 32 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is rising — moving from 26 in 2021 to 36 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in IN averaging 1.47 incidents per 1,000 students, Ball State University reports 130% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 72 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 1 total fire. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 27 category-year records, covering liquor law violations, drug law violations, and weapons possession on-campus. No Department of Education Clery Act enforcement actions are recorded against this institution. Safety scores should always be read alongside enrollment size, campus geography, and reporting culture — institutions with active reporting programs often show higher counts that reflect transparency rather than risk.