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2019 Chapman University Crime & Safety Report

Is Chapman 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 Chapman:

Understanding the Crime Stats for Chapman

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 unusual for institutions to report that no incidents occurred in some 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.

Zero incidents of reported crime may be nice to see, but it does not necessarily mean the school is safer, as it could indicate lax reporting. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

Chapman Overall Crime Stats

118 Total Number of Incidents
11.98 Incidents per 1000 Students
Chapman University reported 118 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place at or near campus or on other properties affiliated with the school. Based on a student body population of 9,850, that's 11.98 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes411,6704.164,000.00
Arrests for Possession328803.251,352.94
Violence Against Women93340.911,000.00
Disciplinary Actions362,6703.654,574.85

Chapman Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 30.5% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 27.1% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Chapman University resulted in arrests for possession. About 34.7% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 7.6% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Chapman 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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Chapman Overall Crime by Location

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

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Chapman On-Campus Crime Stats

62 Total Number of Incidents
6.29 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Chapman University reported 62 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Based on a student body population of 9,850, that's 6.29 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes281,5852.844,000.00
Arrests for Possession48130.41888.89
Violence Against Women73310.711,000.00
Disciplinary Actions232,6452.344,544.91

Chapman On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Chapman Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

55 Total Number of Incidents
5.58 Incidents per 1000 Students
Chapman University reported 55 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. Based on a student body population of 9,850, that's 5.58 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes121641.22333.33
Arrests for Possession28642.84111.11
Violence Against Women21000.20194.44
Disciplinary Actions131441.32305.56

Chapman Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Chapman Residence Hall Crime Stats

36 Total Number of Incidents
3.65 Incidents per 1000 Students
Chapman University reported 36 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019 that took place in residence halls. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Based on a student body population of 9,850, that's 3.65 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes131671.32101.80
Arrests for Possession17150.10180.35
Violence Against Women21400.2053.89
Disciplinary Actions202,5072.034,029.94

Chapman Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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1 Total Number of Incidents
0.10 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Chapman University reported 1 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Orange neighborhood. Since the number of students at the school that year was 9,850, that's 0.10 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes1670.10666.67
Arrests for Possession02450.001,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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