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2019 Elizabeth City State University Crime & Safety Report

Is ECSU 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 ECSU:

Understanding the Crime Stats for ECSU

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.

ECSU Overall Crime Stats

188 Total Number of Incidents
106.27 Incidents per 1000 Students
Elizabeth City State University reported 188 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. Since the number of students at the school that year was 1,769, that's 106.27 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 Crimes281,67015.834,000.00
Arrests for Possession2488013.571,352.94
Violence Against Women2533414.131,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1112,67062.754,574.85

ECSU Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 59.0% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 12.8% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Elizabeth City State University resulted in arrests for possession. About 14.9% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 13.3% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how ECSU 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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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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ECSU Overall Crime by Location

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

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ECSU On-Campus Crime Stats

182 Total Number of Incidents
102.88 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Elizabeth City State University reported 182 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. That works out to 102.88 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 1,769.

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 Crimes261,58514.704,000.00
Arrests for Possession2481313.57888.89
Violence Against Women2533114.131,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1072,64560.494,544.91

ECSU On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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ECSU Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

6 Total Number of Incidents
3.39 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Elizabeth City State University reported 6 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on affiliated off-campus properties. That works out to 3.39 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 1,769.

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 Crimes21641.13333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions41442.26305.56

ECSU Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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ECSU Residence Hall Crime Stats

141 Total Number of Incidents
79.71 Incidents per 1000 Students
Elizabeth City State University reported 141 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 79.71 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 1,769.

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 Crimes2616714.70101.80
Arrests for Possession107155.65180.35
Violence Against Women1914010.7453.89
Disciplinary Actions862,50748.624,029.94

ECSU Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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