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2019 Centenary University Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on Centenary includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Centenary

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.

Centenary Overall Crime Stats

24 Total Number of Incidents
14.28 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Centenary University reported 24 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. Since the number of students at the school that year was 1,681, that's 14.28 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 Crimes11,6700.594,000.00
Arrests for Possession38801.781,352.94
Violence Against Women43342.381,000.00
Disciplinary Actions162,6709.524,574.85

Centenary Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 66.7% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 12.5% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Centenary University resulted in arrests for possession. About 4.2% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 16.7% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Centenary 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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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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Centenary Overall Crime by Location

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

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Centenary On-Campus Crime Stats

24 Total Number of Incidents
14.28 Incidents per 1000 Students
Centenary University reported 24 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 1,681, that's 14.28 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 Crimes11,5850.594,000.00
Arrests for Possession38131.78888.89
Violence Against Women43312.381,000.00
Disciplinary Actions162,6459.524,544.91

Centenary On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Centenary Residence Hall Crime Stats

20 Total Number of Incidents
11.90 Incidents per 1000 Students
Centenary University reported 20 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 1,681, that's 11.90 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 Crimes01670.00101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women41402.3853.89
Disciplinary Actions162,5079.524,029.94

Centenary Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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