Wake Forest University — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

Wake Forest University reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 123 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 7.67 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #2786 and #101 within NC out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 9,121 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 Wake Forest University is "motor_vehicle_theft" with 58 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is rising — moving from 33 in 2021 to 46 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in NC averaging 3.59 incidents per 1,000 students, Wake Forest University reports 113% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 93 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 2 total fires. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 63 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.