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2019 Clarkson University Crime & Safety Report

Is Clarkson 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 Clarkson:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Clarkson

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.

Clarkson Overall Crime Stats

198 Total Number of Incidents
46.04 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Clarkson University reported 198 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 4,301, that's 46.04 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 Crimes61,6701.404,000.00
Arrests for Possession18800.231,352.94
Violence Against Women23340.471,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1892,67043.944,574.85

Clarkson Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 95.5% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 0.5% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Clarkson University resulted in arrests for possession. About 3.0% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 1.0% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Clarkson 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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Clarkson Overall Crime by Location

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

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Clarkson On-Campus Crime Stats

194 Total Number of Incidents
45.11 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Clarkson University reported 194 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Based on a student body population of 4,301, that's 45.11 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 Crimes41,5850.934,000.00
Arrests for Possession08130.00888.89
Violence Against Women13310.231,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1892,64543.944,544.91

Clarkson On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Clarkson Residence Hall Crime Stats

183 Total Number of Incidents
42.55 Incidents per 1000 Students
Clarkson University reported 183 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. Since the number of students at the school that year was 4,301, that's 42.55 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 Crimes31670.70101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women01400.0053.89
Disciplinary Actions1802,50741.854,029.94

Clarkson Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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4 Total Number of Incidents
0.93 Incidents per 1000 Students
Clarkson University reported 4 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Potsdam neighborhood around the campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 4,301, that's 0.93 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 Crimes2670.47666.67
Arrests for Possession12450.231,294.12
Violence Against Women1240.23555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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