University of North Carolina Wilmington — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

University of North Carolina Wilmington reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 74 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 2.50 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #2146 and #73 within NC out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 17,987 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 University of North Carolina Wilmington is "rape" with 42 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is declining — moving from 24 in 2021 to 21 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in NC averaging 0.88 incidents per 1,000 students, University of North Carolina Wilmington reports 185% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 35 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 0 total fires. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 27 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.