University of Washington-Seattle Campus — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

University of Washington-Seattle Campus reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 670 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 6.13 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #2694 and #55 within WA out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 55,620 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 Washington-Seattle Campus is "motor_vehicle_theft" with 325 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is rising — moving from 148 in 2021 to 274 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in WA averaging 3.73 incidents per 1,000 students, University of Washington-Seattle Campus reports 64% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 19 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 1 total fire. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 9 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.