Utah State University — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

Utah State University reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 82 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 0.64 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #1401 and #10 within UT out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 28,063 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 Utah State University is "burglary" with 25 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is declining — moving from 48 in 2021 to 8 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in UT averaging 4.46 incidents per 1,000 students, Utah State University reports 86% fewer incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 40 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 5 total fires. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 261 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.