The University of Texas at El Paso — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

The University of Texas at El Paso reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 46 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 1.52 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #1820 and #107 within TX out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 24,351 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 The University of Texas at El Paso is "burglary" with 19 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is rising — moving from 11 in 2021 to 18 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in TX averaging 0.62 incidents per 1,000 students, The University of Texas at El Paso reports 146% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 3 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 1 total fire. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 36 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.