Rutgers University-Newark — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

Rutgers University-Newark reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 105 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 8.14 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #2813 and #66 within NJ out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 10,809 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 Rutgers University-Newark is "motor_vehicle_theft" with 29 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is rising — moving from 16 in 2021 to 52 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in NJ averaging 2.11 incidents per 1,000 students, Rutgers University-Newark reports 286% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 12 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 21 total fires. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 45 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.