University of Rhode Island — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

University of Rhode Island reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 50 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 1.27 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #1720 and #4 within RI out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 17,351 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 Rhode Island is "rape" with 33 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is declining — moving from 17 in 2021 to 15 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in RI averaging 0.87 incidents per 1,000 students, University of Rhode Island reports 45% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 45 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 1 total fire. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 45 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.