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2019 Duquesne University Crime & Safety Report

Is Duquesne University safe? On this page, we'll examine crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Our crime and safety report on Duquesne includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Duquesne

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

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. Similarly, a high number of incidents could indicate that the school is more strict about reporting and law enforcement than other institutions.

Duquesne Overall Crime Stats

468 Total Number of Incidents
50.89 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Duquesne University reported 468 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 9,197, that's 50.89 incidents per 1,000 students.

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 Crimes111,6701.204,000.00
Arrests for Possession388804.131,352.94
Violence Against Women53340.541,000.00
Disciplinary Actions4142,67045.014,574.85

Duquesne Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 88.5% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 8.1% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Duquesne University resulted in arrests for possession. About 2.4% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 1.1% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Duquesne 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.

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Duquesne Overall Crime by Location

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

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Duquesne On-Campus Crime Stats

452 Total Number of Incidents
49.15 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Duquesne University reported 452 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 9,197, that's 49.15 incidents per 1,000 students.

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 Crimes111,5851.204,000.00
Arrests for Possession228132.39888.89
Violence Against Women53310.541,000.00
Disciplinary Actions4142,64545.014,544.91

Duquesne On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Duquesne Residence Hall Crime Stats

415 Total Number of Incidents
45.12 Incidents per 1000 Students
Duquesne University reported 415 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019 that took place in residence halls. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 45.12 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 9,197.

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 Crimes61670.65101.80
Arrests for Possession137151.41180.35
Violence Against Women21400.2253.89
Disciplinary Actions3942,50742.844,029.94

Duquesne Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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16 Total Number of Incidents
1.74 Incidents per 1000 Students
Duquesne University reported 16 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Pittsburgh neighborhood around the campus in 2019. That works out to 1.74 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 9,197.

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 Crimes0670.00666.67
Arrests for Possession162451.741,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The percentage breakdown of Duquesne student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding Pittsburgh neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

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