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2019 College of DuPage Crime & Safety Report

Is College of DuPage safe? Below we'll take a look at crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Info in this crime and safety report on COD:

Understanding the Crime Stats for COD

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.

COD Overall Crime Stats

8 Total Number of Incidents
0.33 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, College of DuPage reported 8 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. Based on a student body population of 23,903, that's 0.33 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 Crimes01,6700.004,000.00
Arrests for Possession68800.251,352.94
Violence Against Women23340.081,000.00
Disciplinary Actions02,6700.004,574.85

COD Overall Crime by Category

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

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Around 75.0% of the crime and safety-related incidents at College of DuPage resulted in arrests for possession. Acts of violence against women accounted for 25.0% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how COD 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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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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Violence Against Women  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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COD Overall Crime by Location

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

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COD On-Campus Crime Stats

7 Total Number of Incidents
0.29 Incidents per 1000 Students
College of DuPage reported 7 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. Based on a student body population of 23,903, that's 0.29 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 Crimes01,5850.004,000.00
Arrests for Possession58130.21888.89
Violence Against Women23310.081,000.00
Disciplinary Actions02,6450.004,544.91

COD On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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1 Total Number of Incidents
0.04 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, College of DuPage reported 1 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Glen Ellyn neighborhood. That works out to 0.04 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 23,903.

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 Crimes0670.00666.67
Arrests for Possession12450.041,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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