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2019 Carlow University Crime & Safety Report

Is Carlow 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 Carlow:

Understanding the Crime Stats for Carlow

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 uncommon for a school to report zero incidents for any 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.

Although zero incidents of reported crime is nice, it doesn't necessarily mean that the school is safer. It could indicate lax reporting. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

Carlow Overall Crime Stats

37 Total Number of Incidents
18.30 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Carlow University reported 37 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 18.30 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,022.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

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 Crimes41,6701.984,000.00
Arrests for Possession2488011.871,352.94
Violence Against Women23340.991,000.00
Disciplinary Actions72,6703.464,574.85

Carlow Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 18.9% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 64.9% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Carlow University resulted in arrests for possession. About 10.8% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 5.4% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Carlow 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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Carlow Overall Crime by Location

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

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Carlow On-Campus Crime Stats

13 Total Number of Incidents
6.43 Incidents per 1000 Students
Carlow University reported 13 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. Based on a student body population of 2,022, that's 6.43 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

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 Crimes11,5850.494,000.00
Arrests for Possession58132.47888.89
Violence Against Women13310.491,000.00
Disciplinary Actions62,6452.974,544.91

Carlow On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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24 Total Number of Incidents
11.87 Incidents per 1000 Students
Carlow University reported 24 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Pittsburgh public property in areas surrounding the campus. That works out to 11.87 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,022.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

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 Crimes3671.48666.67
Arrests for Possession192459.401,294.12
Violence Against Women1240.49555.56
Disciplinary Actions11370.49137.93

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

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References

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