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2019 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Crime & Safety Report

Is School of the Art Institute of Chicago safe? Below we'll take a look at crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Our crime and safety report on School of the Art Institute of Chicago includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Crime & Safety Definitions

Our crime statistics come from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The four types of crimes we will be analyzing are violence against women, arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, and disciplinary actions.

Murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and arson are the types of things included in the arrests for major crimes category. The violence against women grouping includes things such as domestic violence, date rape, and stalking. The arrests for possession classification deals with things such as weapons possession, alcohol violations, and drug violations. The disciplinary actions category involves possession of weapons, alcohol violations, and drug violations in the cases where no arrest occurred but some action was taken.

Number of Incidents

It is not unusual for institutions to report that no incidents occurred in some of these categories. In fact, 56% of the schools we cover reported no arrests for major crimes, 67% reported no violence against women, 70% reported no arrests for possession, and 68% reported no disciplinary actions.

Zero incidents of reported crime may be nice to see, but it does not necessarily mean the school is safer, as it could indicate lax reporting. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Overall Crime Stats

201 Total Number of Incidents
54.59 Incidents per 1000 Students
School of the Art Institute of Chicago reported 201 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place at or near campus or on other properties affiliated with the school. Since the number of students at the school that year was 3,682, that's 54.59 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes211,6705.704,000.00
Arrests for Possession38800.811,352.94
Violence Against Women223345.981,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1552,67042.104,574.85

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Overall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of School of the Art Institute of Chicago crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

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Disciplinary actions account for 77.1% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 1.5% of the crime and safety-related incidents at School of the Art Institute of Chicago resulted in arrests for possession. About 10.4% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 10.9% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how School of the Art Institute of Chicago compares to other colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to each category of crime and safety-related incidents. Note that this does not take school size into account so larger schools are likely to have more incidents.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents)
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We can factor in the size of the school and look at the incidents per thousand students as well.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago Overall Crime by Location

The chart below shows what percentage of School of the Art Institute of Chicago crime and safety incidents happened in each location.

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago On-Campus Crime Stats

161 Total Number of Incidents
43.73 Incidents per 1000 Students
School of the Art Institute of Chicago reported 161 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. Based on a student body population of 3,682, that's 43.73 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes31,5850.814,000.00
Arrests for Possession08130.00888.89
Violence Against Women33310.811,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1552,64542.104,544.91

School of the Art Institute of Chicago On-Campus Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of School of the Art Institute of Chicago on-campus crime and safety incidents are in each category.

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago Residence Hall Crime Stats

151 Total Number of Incidents
41.01 Incidents per 1000 Students
School of the Art Institute of Chicago reported 151 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 41.01 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 3,682.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes01670.00101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women01400.0053.89
Disciplinary Actions1512,50741.014,029.94

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Residence Hall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of School of the Art Institute of Chicago crime and safety incidents by category in residence halls is shown in the following chart.

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40 Total Number of Incidents
10.86 Incidents per 1000 Students
School of the Art Institute of Chicago reported 40 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Chicago public property in areas surrounding the campus. Based on a student body population of 3,682, that's 10.86 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes18674.89666.67
Arrests for Possession32450.811,294.12
Violence Against Women19245.16555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The percentage breakdown of School of the Art Institute of Chicago student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding Chicago neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

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