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2019 Florida Atlantic University Crime & Safety Report

Is FAU safe? Below we'll take a look at crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Our crime and safety report on FAU includes:

• Understanding the Stats
• FAU Crime Overall
• On-Campus Crime
• Crime on Off-Campus Affiliated Property
• Residence Hall Crime
• Crime in the Boca Raton Neighborhood
• References

A Word About the Crime Stats for FAU

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

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

FAU Overall Crime Stats

In 2019, Florida Atlantic University reported 233 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. That works out to 7.75 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 30,061.

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.

Category	Number of Incidents	Max Number of Incidents (at any school)	Number of Incidents per 1,000 students	Max Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes	54	1,670	1.80	4,000.00
Arrests for Possession	64	880	2.13	1,352.94
Violence Against Women	44	334	1.46	1,000.00
Disciplinary Actions	71	2,670	2.36	4,574.85

FAU Overall Crime by Category

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

Disciplinary actions account for 30.5% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 27.5% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Florida Atlantic University resulted in arrests for possession. About 23.2% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 18.9% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how FAU 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.

We can factor in the size of the school and look at the incidents per thousand students as well.

FAU Overall Crime by Location

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

FAU On-Campus Crime Stats

Florida Atlantic University reported 206 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 30,061, that's 6.85 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.

Category	Number of Incidents	Max Number of Incidents (at any school)	Number of Incidents per 1,000 students	Max Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes	52	1,585	1.73	4,000.00
Arrests for Possession	42	813	1.40	888.89
Violence Against Women	43	331	1.43	1,000.00
Disciplinary Actions	69	2,645	2.30	4,544.91

FAU On-Campus Crime by Category

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

FAU Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

Florida Atlantic University reported 9 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on affiliated off-campus properties. That works out to 0.30 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 30,061.

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.

Category	Number of Incidents	Max Number of Incidents (at any school)	Number of Incidents per 1,000 students	Max Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes	2	164	0.07	333.33
Arrests for Possession	4	64	0.13	111.11
Violence Against Women	1	100	0.03	194.44
Disciplinary Actions	2	144	0.07	305.56

FAU Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

FAU Residence Hall Crime Stats

In 2019, Florida Atlantic University reported 96 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students in residence halls. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Since the number of students at the school that year was 30,061, that's 3.19 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.

Category	Number of Incidents	Max Number of Incidents (at any school)	Number of Incidents per 1,000 students	Max Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes	16	167	0.53	101.80
Arrests for Possession	6	715	0.20	180.35
Violence Against Women	15	140	0.50	53.89
Disciplinary Actions	59	2,507	1.96	4,029.94

FAU Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

Boca Raton Neighborhood Student-Related Crime Stats

Florida Atlantic University reported 18 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Boca Raton neighborhood around the campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 30,061, that's 0.60 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.

Category	Number of Incidents	Max Number of Incidents (at any school)	Number of Incidents per 1,000 students	Max Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes	0	67	0.00	666.67
Arrests for Possession	18	245	0.60	1,294.12
Violence Against Women	0	24	0.00	555.56
Disciplinary Actions	0	137	0.00	137.93

FAU Student-Related Crime in Boca Raton Neighborhood by Category

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

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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More about our data sources and methodologies.