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2019 University of Maryland - College Park Crime & Safety Report

Is UMCP safe? Below we'll take a look at crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

What you'll find in our crime and safety report on UMCP:

A Word About the Crime Stats for UMCP

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

Many colleges and universities report zero incidents in some or all 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.

While zero reported crimes may seem like a good sign, it does not necessarily indicate that the school has been safer. It may just be that the school doesn't have as strict reporting as others. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

UMCP Overall Crime Stats

610 Total Number of Incidents
14.97 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of Maryland - College Park reported 610 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. That works out to 14.97 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 40,743.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes1281,6703.144,000.00
Arrests for Possession298800.711,352.94
Violence Against Women253340.611,000.00
Disciplinary Actions4282,67010.504,574.85

UMCP Overall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of UMCP crime and safety incidents are in each category.

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Disciplinary actions account for 70.2% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 4.8% of the crime and safety-related incidents at University of Maryland - College Park resulted in arrests for possession. About 21.0% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 4.1% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how UMCP 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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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents)
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Disciplinary Actions  (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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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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UMCP Overall Crime by Location

The percentage breakdown of UMCP crime and safety incidents by location is shown in the following chart.

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UMCP On-Campus Crime Stats

586 Total Number of Incidents
14.38 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Maryland - College Park reported 586 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 40,743, that's 14.38 incidents per 1,000 students.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes1241,5853.044,000.00
Arrests for Possession158130.37888.89
Violence Against Women243310.591,000.00
Disciplinary Actions4232,64510.384,544.91

UMCP On-Campus Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of UMCP on-campus crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

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UMCP Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

4 Total Number of Incidents
0.10 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Maryland - College Park reported 4 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on affiliated off-campus properties. Since the number of students at the school that year was 40,743, that's 0.10 incidents per 1,000 students.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes31640.07333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women11000.02194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

UMCP Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of UMCP crime and safety incidents by category on affiliated off-campus is shown in the following chart.

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UMCP Residence Hall Crime Stats

479 Total Number of Incidents
11.76 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of Maryland - College Park reported 479 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students in residence halls. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 11.76 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 40,743.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes371670.91101.80
Arrests for Possession117150.27180.35
Violence Against Women81400.2053.89
Disciplinary Actions4232,50710.384,029.94

UMCP Residence Hall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of UMCP crime and safety incidents in residence halls are in each category.

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20 Total Number of Incidents
0.49 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Maryland - College Park reported 20 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the College Park neighborhood around the campus in 2019. Based on a student body population of 40,743, that's 0.49 incidents per 1,000 students.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes1670.02666.67
Arrests for Possession142450.341,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions51370.12137.93

The chart below shows what percentage of UMCP student-related crime and safety incidents in the College Park neighborhood surrounding the campus are in each category.

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