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2019 Carthage College Crime & Safety Report

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

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

Understanding the Crime Stats for Carthage

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.

Carthage Overall Crime Stats

215 Total Number of Incidents
78.41 Incidents per 1000 Students
Carthage College reported 215 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. That works out to 78.41 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,742.

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 Crimes181,6706.564,000.00
Arrests for Possession18800.361,352.94
Violence Against Women13340.361,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1952,67071.124,574.85

Carthage Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 90.7% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 0.5% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Carthage College resulted in arrests for possession. About 8.4% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 0.5% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Carthage 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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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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Carthage Overall Crime by Location

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

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Carthage On-Campus Crime Stats

215 Total Number of Incidents
78.41 Incidents per 1000 Students
Carthage College reported 215 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. That works out to 78.41 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,742.

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 Crimes181,5856.564,000.00
Arrests for Possession18130.36888.89
Violence Against Women13310.361,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1952,64571.124,544.91

Carthage On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Carthage Residence Hall Crime Stats

15 Total Number of Incidents
5.47 Incidents per 1000 Students
Carthage College reported 15 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Based on a student body population of 2,742, that's 5.47 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 Crimes131674.74101.80
Arrests for Possession17150.36180.35
Violence Against Women11400.3653.89
Disciplinary Actions02,5070.004,029.94

Carthage Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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