Bowling Green State University-Main Campus — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 48 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 1.64 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #1865 and #65 within OH out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 17,027 enrolled students, this campus sits in the mid-sized institution bracket, which shapes how raw incident counts should be interpreted.

The most frequently reported category at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus is "rape" with 22 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is rising — moving from 13 in 2021 to 17 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in OH averaging 3.96 incidents per 1,000 students, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus reports 58% fewer incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 22 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 5 total fires. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 9 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.