University of Nevada-Las Vegas — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

University of Nevada-Las Vegas reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 236 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 3.99 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #2459 and #17 within NV out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 31,094 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 University of Nevada-Las Vegas is "burglary" with 114 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is rising — moving from 50 in 2021 to 94 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in NV averaging 2.37 incidents per 1,000 students, University of Nevada-Las Vegas reports 69% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 6 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 1 total fire. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 18 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.