The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 25 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 0.91 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #1546 and #91 within TX out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 31,931 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 Rio Grande Valley is "rape" with 12 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is rising — moving from 8 in 2021 to 10 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in TX averaging 2.15 incidents per 1,000 students, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reports 58% fewer incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 15 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 1 total fire. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 99 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.