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:
- Understanding the Stats
- Centenary Crime Overall
- On-Campus Crime
- Residence Hall Crime
- Crime in the Hackettstown Neighborhood
- References
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
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.
Category | Number of Incidents | Max Number of Incidents (at any school) | Number of Incidents per 1,000 students | Max Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school) |
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Arrests for Major Crimes | 1 | 1,670 | 0.59 | 4,000.00 |
Arrests for Possession | 3 | 880 | 1.78 | 1,352.94 |
Violence Against Women | 4 | 334 | 2.38 | 1,000.00 |
Disciplinary Actions | 16 | 2,670 | 9.52 | 4,574.85 |
Centenary Overall Crime by Category
The percentage breakdown of Centenary crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

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.
We can factor in the size of the school and look at the incidents per thousand students as well.
Centenary Overall Crime by Location
The chart below shows what percentage of Centenary crime and safety incidents happened in each location.

Centenary On-Campus Crime Stats
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.
Category | Number of Incidents | Max Number of Incidents (at any school) | Number of Incidents per 1,000 students | Max Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school) |
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Arrests for Major Crimes | 1 | 1,585 | 0.59 | 4,000.00 |
Arrests for Possession | 3 | 813 | 1.78 | 888.89 |
Violence Against Women | 4 | 331 | 2.38 | 1,000.00 |
Disciplinary Actions | 16 | 2,645 | 9.52 | 4,544.91 |
Centenary On-Campus Crime by Category
The chart below shows what percentage of Centenary on-campus crime and safety incidents are in each category.

Centenary Residence Hall Crime Stats
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.
Category | Number of Incidents | Max Number of Incidents (at any school) | Number of Incidents per 1,000 students | Max Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school) |
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Arrests for Major Crimes | 0 | 167 | 0.00 | 101.80 |
Arrests for Possession | 0 | 715 | 0.00 | 180.35 |
Violence Against Women | 4 | 140 | 2.38 | 53.89 |
Disciplinary Actions | 16 | 2,507 | 9.52 | 4,029.94 |
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.

References
- National Center for Education Statistics
- U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security
- College Scorecard
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
- Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.