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2019 Benedict College Crime & Safety Report

Is Benedict College 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 Benedict College:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Benedict College

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.

Benedict College Overall Crime Stats

77 Total Number of Incidents
37.75 Incidents per 1000 Students
Benedict College reported 77 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. That works out to 37.75 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,040.

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 Crimes81,6703.924,000.00
Arrests for Possession6988033.821,352.94
Violence Against Women03340.001,000.00
Disciplinary Actions02,6700.004,574.85

Benedict College Overall Crime by Category

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

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Around 89.6% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Benedict College resulted in arrests for possession. About 10.4% of incidents were arrests for major crimes.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Benedict College 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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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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Benedict College Overall Crime by Location

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

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Benedict College On-Campus Crime Stats

59 Total Number of Incidents
28.92 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Benedict College reported 59 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. That works out to 28.92 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,040.

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 Crimes81,5853.924,000.00
Arrests for Possession5181325.00888.89
Violence Against Women03310.001,000.00
Disciplinary Actions02,6450.004,544.91

Benedict College On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Benedict College Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

1 Total Number of Incidents
0.49 Incidents per 1000 Students
Benedict College reported 1 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 2,040, 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 Crimes01640.00333.33
Arrests for Possession1640.49111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

Benedict College Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of Benedict College crime and safety incidents on affiliated off-campus properties are in each category.

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Benedict College Residence Hall Crime Stats

27 Total Number of Incidents
13.24 Incidents per 1000 Students
Benedict College reported 27 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019 that took place in residence halls. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Since the number of students at the school that year was 2,040, that's 13.24 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 Crimes31671.47101.80
Arrests for Possession2471511.76180.35
Violence Against Women01400.0053.89
Disciplinary Actions02,5070.004,029.94

Benedict College Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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17 Total Number of Incidents
8.33 Incidents per 1000 Students
Benedict College reported 17 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Columbia neighborhood around the campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 2,040, that's 8.33 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 Crimes0670.00666.67
Arrests for Possession172458.331,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The percentage breakdown of Benedict College student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding Columbia neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

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