Safety Score
28.24 /1K students
incidents per 1,000 enrolled
Indianapolis, IN · Clery Act 2023 · Public
According to the U.S. Department of Education's Clery Act filings, this profile covers campus safety, crime statistics, fire-safety data, and peer comparison for this 25,497-student campus.
Data updated June 2026
The verdict
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis reports 28.24 on-campus Clery incidents per 1,000 enrolled students, ranking #3,029 of 3,050 ranked U.S. campuses - with more reported incidents than 100% of ranked campuses its size.
Safety score = reported on-campus Clery incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is safer).
Reporting-period change
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis increased from 422 to 461 reported on-campus incidents between the 2022 and 2023 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesIndiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis is a Public institution located in Indianapolis, IN, enrolling approximately 25,497 students. Clery Act data spanning 2021–2023 records 1,188 total on-campus incidents across all reported crime categories. Within IN, it ranks #48 by safety score. Verify with the U.S. Department of Education Clery Act database →
With 25,497 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 Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis is "Motor Vehicle Theft" with 521 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in IN averaging 3.31 incidents per 1,000 students, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis reports 753% more incidents per student.
Fire safety data covers 1 reporting year for on-campus residential facilities, logging 27 total fires. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 90 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.
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis's safety score of 28.24 incidents per 1,000 students places it in the bottom 0.7% of the 3,050 institutions this survey ranks nationally, meaning the reported incident rate here is higher than at nearly all peer institutions in the dataset. As our methodology explains, a higher reported rate can reflect a more active reporting culture rather than a more dangerous campus, and does not by itself indicate the actual likelihood of experiencing a crime.
Safety Score
28.24 /1K students
incidents per 1,000 enrolled
National Rank
#3029
See peer comparison
State Rank (IN)
#48
within state peers
Incidents (2023)
461
across 11 crime categories
Where Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis sits among ranked U.S. campuses
On-campus Clery incidents per 1,000 students, every ranked campus with 2,000+ students
28 safer than 0% of 1,807 ranked campuses
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Source U.S. Department of Education, Campus Safety & Security Survey (Clery Act) · 2023
Higher percentile = safer than more peers. Rank #3029 out of 3,050 ranked institutions (enrollment >= 500) in the OPE Campus Safety Survey.
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis reports 753% more incidents per student than the median of 5 peer institutions.
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Enrollment scale
With 25,497 enrolled students, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis is in the largest 3% of the 5,673 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment. The safety score above already normalizes reported on-campus incidents per 1,000 students, so compare it with similarly sized campuses instead of treating a higher raw count as evidence that a campus is less safe. Use the annual crime table to see what was reported, then use the peer comparison to judge the rate against schools of a similar scale. A lower reported rate is not a guarantee of individual safety or a measure of reporting quality.
Rising 51% (305 → 461 incidents)
| Crime Type | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggravated Assault | 13 | 15 | 12 |
| Arson | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| Burglary | 63 | 76 | 55 |
| Fondling | 42 | 60 | 43 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 264 | 162 | 95 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 65 | 87 | 88 |
| Robbery | 7 | 12 | 8 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: US Dept US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Figures show on-campus incidents
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2023 | 21 | 146 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 8 | 2 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 21 | 47 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 67 | 41 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 21 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 53 | 104 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 26 | 6 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 36 | 50 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 23 | 98 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 42 | 155 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 158 | 670 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 11 | 52 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 46 | 984 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 37 |
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer).
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Institutions ranked nearest Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis nationally (rank #3029), regardless of size or state.
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis in Indianapolis, IN enrolls 25,497 students and has a safety score of 28.24 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students , ranking #3029 nationally. This higher score indicates more reported incidents relative to enrollment, though context matters, urban campuses and larger institutions may have different reporting dynamics.
Reported incidents cover 2021 to 2023. On-campus incidents increased from 422 in 2022 to 461 in 2023.
Fire safety data covers on-campus residential facilities. 27 fires were reported in the most recent year.
What this means for you
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis's 28.24 reported on-campus incidents per 1,000 students is a starting point for comparison, not a verdict on any student's safety.
Figures reflect the 2023 Clery Act reporting year as filed with the U.S. Department of Education.
Every figure on PlainCampus is rendered directly from federal Clery Act source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on federal Clery Act source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.
PlainCampus is for informational purposes only and does not constitute safety, security, legal, or enrollment advice; the data describes reported on-campus activity, it is not a complete picture of safety at any campus and cannot predict any individual student's experience. See our appropriate use guidance.