The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 91 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 5.36 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #2618 and #69 within TN out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 11,380 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 The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga is "burglary" with 37 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is declining — moving from 36 in 2021 to 30 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in TN averaging 2.76 incidents per 1,000 students, The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga reports 94% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 14 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 11 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.