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2019 Samuel Merritt University Crime & Safety Report

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

Info in this crime and safety report on Samuel Merritt University:

Understanding the Crime Stats for Samuel Merritt University

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.

Samuel Merritt University Overall Crime Stats

8 Total Number of Incidents
3.94 Incidents per 1000 Students
Samuel Merritt University reported 8 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 2,029, that's 3.94 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 Crimes71,6703.454,000.00
Arrests for Possession08800.001,352.94
Violence Against Women13340.491,000.00
Disciplinary Actions02,6700.004,574.85

Samuel Merritt University Overall Crime by Category

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

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About 87.5% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 12.5% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Samuel Merritt University 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 Major Crimes  (Incidents)
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Violence Against Women  (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 Major Crimes  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Samuel Merritt University Overall Crime by Location

The chart below shows what percentage of Samuel Merritt University crime and safety incidents happened in each location.

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Samuel Merritt University On-Campus Crime Stats

7 Total Number of Incidents
3.45 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Samuel Merritt University reported 7 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 2,029, that's 3.45 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 Crimes61,5852.964,000.00
Arrests for Possession08130.00888.89
Violence Against Women13310.491,000.00
Disciplinary Actions02,6450.004,544.91

Samuel Merritt University On-Campus Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of Samuel Merritt University on-campus crime and safety incidents are in each category.

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1 Total Number of Incidents
0.49 Incidents per 1000 Students
Samuel Merritt University reported 1 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Oakland public property in areas surrounding the campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 2,029, that's 0.49 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 Crimes1670.49666.67
Arrests for Possession02450.001,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The chart below shows what percentage of Samuel Merritt University student-related crime and safety incidents in the Oakland neighborhood surrounding the campus are in each category.

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