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2019 Carnegie Mellon University Crime & Safety Report

Is Carnegie Mellon University safe? On this page, we'll examine crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Info in this crime and safety report on Carnegie Mellon:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Carnegie Mellon

Types of Crime & Safety Incidents

We have compiled this information on crime statistics from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The types of crimes are divided into the following categories: arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, violence against women, and disciplinary actions.

The arrests for major crimes category includes arrests for things such as murder, robbery, rape, aggravated assault, and arson. 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. Similarly, a high number of incidents could indicate that the school is more strict about reporting and law enforcement than other institutions.

Carnegie Mellon Overall Crime Stats

121 Total Number of Incidents
8.53 Incidents per 1000 Students
Carnegie Mellon University reported 121 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. Based on a student body population of 14,180, that's 8.53 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 Crimes321,6702.264,000.00
Arrests for Possession228801.551,352.94
Violence Against Women383342.681,000.00
Disciplinary Actions292,6702.054,574.85

Carnegie Mellon Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 24.0% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 18.2% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Carnegie Mellon University resulted in arrests for possession. About 26.4% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 31.4% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Carnegie Mellon 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 Possession  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Carnegie Mellon Overall Crime by Location

The chart below shows what percentage of Carnegie Mellon crime and safety incidents happened in each location.

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Carnegie Mellon On-Campus Crime Stats

103 Total Number of Incidents
7.26 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Carnegie Mellon University reported 103 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Based on a student body population of 14,180, that's 7.26 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 Crimes311,5852.194,000.00
Arrests for Possession168131.13888.89
Violence Against Women313312.191,000.00
Disciplinary Actions252,6451.764,544.91

Carnegie Mellon On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Carnegie Mellon Residence Hall Crime Stats

65 Total Number of Incidents
4.58 Incidents per 1000 Students
Carnegie Mellon University reported 65 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019 that took place in residence halls. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 4.58 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 14,180.

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 Crimes231671.62101.80
Arrests for Possession97150.63180.35
Violence Against Women111400.7853.89
Disciplinary Actions222,5071.554,029.94

Carnegie Mellon Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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18 Total Number of Incidents
1.27 Incidents per 1000 Students
Carnegie Mellon University reported 18 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Pittsburgh neighborhood around the campus in 2019. That works out to 1.27 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 14,180.

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 Crimes1670.07666.67
Arrests for Possession62450.421,294.12
Violence Against Women7240.49555.56
Disciplinary Actions41370.28137.93

The percentage breakdown of Carnegie Mellon student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding Pittsburgh neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

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