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2019 Emerson College Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on Emerson includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Emerson

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

Emerson Overall Crime Stats

218 Total Number of Incidents
44.22 Incidents per 1000 Students
Emerson College reported 218 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. That works out to 44.22 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 4,930.

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 Crimes301,6706.094,000.00
Arrests for Possession278805.481,352.94
Violence Against Women93341.831,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1522,67030.834,574.85

Emerson Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 69.7% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 12.4% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Emerson College resulted in arrests for possession. About 13.8% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 4.1% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Emerson 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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Emerson Overall Crime by Location

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

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Emerson On-Campus Crime Stats

164 Total Number of Incidents
33.27 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Emerson College reported 164 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 4,930, that's 33.27 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 Crimes51,5851.014,000.00
Arrests for Possession08130.00888.89
Violence Against Women83311.621,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1512,64530.634,544.91

Emerson On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Emerson Residence Hall Crime Stats

155 Total Number of Incidents
31.44 Incidents per 1000 Students
Emerson College reported 155 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 31.44 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 4,930.

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 Crimes41670.81101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women01400.0053.89
Disciplinary Actions1512,50730.634,029.94

Emerson Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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54 Total Number of Incidents
10.95 Incidents per 1000 Students
Emerson College reported 54 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Boston neighborhood around the campus in 2019. That works out to 10.95 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 4,930.

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 Crimes25675.07666.67
Arrests for Possession272455.481,294.12
Violence Against Women1240.20555.56
Disciplinary Actions11370.20137.93

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

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