Violence at school & work
University student safety in the East Midlands
This summary highlights the key research findings from the study of victimisation of university students at 9 universities in the East Midlands, undertaken in 2002. Areas highlighted include safety issues and targeting crime prevention efforts. This report is an update on Findings 194 (Barberet et al, 2003) published in April 2003 and provides results for a further 2 universities in the East Midlands.
Title: University student safety in the East Midlands
Author: Rosemary Barberet, Bonnie S. Fisher, Helen Taylor
Series: On-line report 61/04
Date published: December 2004
Number of pages: 76
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33% of students surveyed at the 9 universities were victims of crime during the past year.
13% of these students were the victim of theft or attempted theft
11% were the victim of burglary
Theft, criminal damage and burglary accounted for 74% of all crimes.
66% of incidents were experienced by repeat victims. The most victimised 4% of students experienced 32% of all crime.
Almost 5% of students were stalked during the past year.
Students who had been burgled were more likely to live in accommodation with fewer surveillance measures than those who did not.
62% of all incidents were not reported to the police.
Students felt most fearful of vehicle crime: having things stolen from their motor vehicle or having their motor vehicle stolen on campus at night. They were least fearful of all forms of intimate partner violence.
Personal Victimisation
9% of students reported experiencing personal crime (e.g. assaults, sexual offences, robbery and theft from a person).
Personal crimes comprised one in four of all incidents.
Property victimisation
27% of students experienced a property crime (e.g. burglary, criminal damage, theft and attempted theft).
One in three victims of property crime were repeat victims and they experienced over half of all property crime.
Property crimes accounted for 74% of all crimes experienced by students
Nearly one-fifth of criminal damage and burglary incidents and one-third of assaults, robberies, and thefts happened during an academic break.
Specific crime types
The following pie chart shows the percentage of all incidents against students by crime type.
Last update: 06 December 2004