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2019 Colgate University Crime & Safety Report

Is Colgate University 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 Colgate:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Colgate

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

Many colleges and universities report zero incidents in some 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.

While zero reported crimes may seem like a good sign, it does not necessarily indicate that the school has been safer. It may just be that the school doesn't have as strict reporting as others. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

Colgate Overall Crime Stats

311 Total Number of Incidents
103.94 Incidents per 1000 Students
Colgate University reported 311 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. That works out to 103.94 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,992.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes241,6708.024,000.00
Arrests for Possession188806.021,352.94
Violence Against Women13340.331,000.00
Disciplinary Actions2682,67089.574,574.85

Colgate Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 86.2% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 5.8% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Colgate University resulted in arrests for possession. About 7.7% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 0.3% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Colgate 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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Colgate Overall Crime by Location

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

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Colgate On-Campus Crime Stats

276 Total Number of Incidents
92.25 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Colgate University reported 276 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. That works out to 92.25 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,992.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes211,5857.024,000.00
Arrests for Possession28130.67888.89
Violence Against Women13310.331,000.00
Disciplinary Actions2522,64584.224,544.91

Colgate On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Colgate Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

15 Total Number of Incidents
5.01 Incidents per 1000 Students
Colgate University reported 15 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. That works out to 5.01 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,992.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes11640.33333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions141444.68305.56

Colgate Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of Colgate crime and safety incidents on affiliated off-campus properties are in each category.

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Colgate Residence Hall Crime Stats

262 Total Number of Incidents
87.57 Incidents per 1000 Students
Colgate University reported 262 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. That works out to 87.57 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,992.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes161675.35101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women01400.0053.89
Disciplinary Actions2462,50782.224,029.94

Colgate Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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20 Total Number of Incidents
6.68 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Colgate University reported 20 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Hamilton neighborhood. That works out to 6.68 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,992.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes2670.67666.67
Arrests for Possession162455.351,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions21370.67137.93

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

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References

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