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2019 Fayetteville State University Crime & Safety Report

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

What you'll find in our crime and safety report on Fayetteville State University:

Understanding the Crime Stats for Fayetteville State University

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.

Fayetteville State University Overall Crime Stats

57 Total Number of Incidents
8.70 Incidents per 1000 Students
Fayetteville State University reported 57 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. That works out to 8.70 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 6,551.

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 Crimes101,6701.534,000.00
Arrests for Possession168802.441,352.94
Violence Against Women93341.371,000.00
Disciplinary Actions222,6703.364,574.85

Fayetteville State University Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 38.6% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 28.1% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Fayetteville State University resulted in arrests for possession. About 17.5% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 15.8% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Fayetteville State University 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.

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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Fayetteville State University Overall Crime by Location

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

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Fayetteville State University On-Campus Crime Stats

55 Total Number of Incidents
8.40 Incidents per 1000 Students
Fayetteville State University reported 55 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 6,551, that's 8.40 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 Crimes101,5851.534,000.00
Arrests for Possession158132.29888.89
Violence Against Women83311.221,000.00
Disciplinary Actions222,6453.364,544.91

Fayetteville State University On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Fayetteville State University Residence Hall Crime Stats

27 Total Number of Incidents
4.12 Incidents per 1000 Students
Fayetteville State University reported 27 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 6,551, that's 4.12 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 Crimes31670.46101.80
Arrests for Possession27150.31180.35
Violence Against Women51400.7653.89
Disciplinary Actions172,5072.604,029.94

Fayetteville State University Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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2 Total Number of Incidents
0.31 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Fayetteville State University reported 2 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Fayetteville neighborhood. Based on a student body population of 6,551, that's 0.31 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 Possession12450.151,294.12
Violence Against Women1240.15555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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