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2019 Ferris State University Crime & Safety Report

Is Ferris 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 Ferris:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Ferris

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 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. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

Ferris Overall Crime Stats

279 Total Number of Incidents
22.37 Incidents per 1000 Students
Ferris State University reported 279 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. That works out to 22.37 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 12,472.

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 Crimes321,6702.574,000.00
Arrests for Possession568804.491,352.94
Violence Against Women333342.651,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1582,67012.674,574.85

Ferris Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 56.6% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 20.1% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Ferris State University resulted in arrests for possession. About 11.5% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 11.8% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Ferris 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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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents)
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Disciplinary Actions  (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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Ferris Overall Crime by Location

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

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Ferris On-Campus Crime Stats

257 Total Number of Incidents
20.61 Incidents per 1000 Students
Ferris State University reported 257 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. Based on a student body population of 12,472, that's 20.61 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 Crimes231,5851.844,000.00
Arrests for Possession518134.09888.89
Violence Against Women273312.161,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1562,64512.514,544.91

Ferris On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Ferris Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

3 Total Number of Incidents
0.24 Incidents per 1000 Students
Ferris State University reported 3 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 12,472, that's 0.24 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 Crimes21640.16333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions11440.08305.56

Ferris Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Ferris Residence Hall Crime Stats

221 Total Number of Incidents
17.72 Incidents per 1000 Students
Ferris State University reported 221 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 17.72 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 12,472.

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 Crimes171671.36101.80
Arrests for Possession317152.49180.35
Violence Against Women221401.7653.89
Disciplinary Actions1512,50712.114,029.94

Ferris Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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19 Total Number of Incidents
1.52 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Ferris State University reported 19 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Big Rapids neighborhood. Based on a student body population of 12,472, that's 1.52 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 Crimes7670.56666.67
Arrests for Possession52450.401,294.12
Violence Against Women6240.48555.56
Disciplinary Actions11370.08137.93

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

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References

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