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2019 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Crime & Safety Report

Is Colorado State University - Fort Collins 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 Colorado State:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Colorado State

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 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. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

Colorado State Overall Crime Stats

1,439 Total Number of Incidents
43.05 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Colorado State University - Fort Collins reported 1,439 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 33,426, that's 43.05 incidents per 1,000 students.

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.

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 Crimes431,6701.294,000.00
Arrests for Possession528801.561,352.94
Violence Against Women333340.991,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1,3112,67039.224,574.85

Colorado State Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 91.1% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 3.6% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Colorado State University - Fort Collins resulted in arrests for possession. About 3.0% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 2.3% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Colorado State 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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Colorado State Overall Crime by Location

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

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Colorado State On-Campus Crime Stats

1,337 Total Number of Incidents
40.00 Incidents per 1000 Students
Colorado State University - Fort Collins reported 1,337 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. Based on a student body population of 33,426, that's 40.00 incidents per 1,000 students.

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.

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 Crimes391,5851.174,000.00
Arrests for Possession408131.20888.89
Violence Against Women323310.961,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1,2262,64536.684,544.91

Colorado State On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Colorado State Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

83 Total Number of Incidents
2.48 Incidents per 1000 Students
Colorado State University - Fort Collins reported 83 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. Based on a student body population of 33,426, that's 2.48 incidents per 1,000 students.

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.

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 Crimes41640.12333.33
Arrests for Possession6640.18111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions731442.18305.56

Colorado State Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Colorado State Residence Hall Crime Stats

1,197 Total Number of Incidents
35.81 Incidents per 1000 Students
Colorado State University - Fort Collins reported 1,197 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 35.81 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 33,426.

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.

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 Crimes231670.69101.80
Arrests for Possession147150.42180.35
Violence Against Women211400.6353.89
Disciplinary Actions1,1392,50734.084,029.94

Colorado State Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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19 Total Number of Incidents
0.57 Incidents per 1000 Students
Colorado State University - Fort Collins reported 19 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Fort Collins neighborhood around the campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 33,426, that's 0.57 incidents per 1,000 students.

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.

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 Possession62450.181,294.12
Violence Against Women1240.03555.56
Disciplinary Actions121370.36137.93

The chart below shows what percentage of Colorado State student-related crime and safety incidents in the Fort Collins neighborhood surrounding the campus are in each category.

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