Campbellsville University — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

Campbellsville University reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 21 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 0.72 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #1446 and #27 within KY out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 12,451 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 Campbellsville University is "burglary" with 15 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is declining — moving from 7 in 2021 to 5 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in KY averaging 0.93 incidents per 1,000 students, Campbellsville University reports 22% fewer incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 38 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 202 total fires. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 72 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.