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2019 The City College of New York Crime & Safety Report

Is The City College of New York safe? On this page, we'll examine crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Our crime and safety report on CCNY includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for CCNY

Types of Crime & Safety Incidents

We have compiled this information on crime statistics from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The types of crimes are divided into the following categories: arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, violence against women, and disciplinary actions.

The arrests for major crimes category includes arrests for things such as murder, robbery, rape, aggravated assault, and arson. 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. Similarly, a high number of incidents could indicate that the school is more strict about reporting and law enforcement than other institutions.

CCNY Overall Crime Stats

58 Total Number of Incidents
3.67 Incidents per 1000 Students
The City College of New York reported 58 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 15,816, that's 3.67 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 Crimes221,6701.394,000.00
Arrests for Possession138800.821,352.94
Violence Against Women43340.251,000.00
Disciplinary Actions192,6701.204,574.85

CCNY Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 32.8% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 22.4% of the crime and safety-related incidents at The City College of New York resulted in arrests for possession. About 37.9% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 6.9% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how CCNY 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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We can factor in the size of the school and look at the incidents per thousand students as well.

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CCNY Overall Crime by Location

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

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CCNY On-Campus Crime Stats

48 Total Number of Incidents
3.03 Incidents per 1000 Students
The City College of New York reported 48 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 15,816, that's 3.03 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 Crimes151,5850.954,000.00
Arrests for Possession108130.63888.89
Violence Against Women43310.251,000.00
Disciplinary Actions192,6451.204,544.91

CCNY On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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CCNY Residence Hall Crime Stats

9 Total Number of Incidents
0.57 Incidents per 1000 Students
The City College of New York reported 9 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Based on a student body population of 15,816, that's 0.57 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 Crimes01670.00101.80
Arrests for Possession27150.13180.35
Violence Against Women01400.0053.89
Disciplinary Actions72,5070.444,029.94

CCNY Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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10 Total Number of Incidents
0.63 Incidents per 1000 Students
The City College of New York reported 10 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on New York public property in areas surrounding the campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 15,816, that's 0.63 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 Crimes7670.44666.67
Arrests for Possession32450.191,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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