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2019 Frostburg State University Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on Frostburg State includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Frostburg State

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.

Frostburg State Overall Crime Stats

120 Total Number of Incidents
23.17 Incidents per 1000 Students
Frostburg State University reported 120 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 23.17 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 5,178.

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 Crimes51,6700.974,000.00
Arrests for Possession178803.281,352.94
Violence Against Women43340.771,000.00
Disciplinary Actions942,67018.154,574.85

Frostburg State Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 78.3% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 14.2% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Frostburg State University resulted in arrests for possession. About 4.2% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 3.3% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Frostburg State 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.

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Frostburg State Overall Crime by Location

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

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Frostburg State On-Campus Crime Stats

113 Total Number of Incidents
21.82 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Frostburg State University reported 113 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 5,178, that's 21.82 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 Crimes51,5850.974,000.00
Arrests for Possession148132.70888.89
Violence Against Women43310.771,000.00
Disciplinary Actions902,64517.384,544.91

Frostburg State On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Frostburg State Residence Hall Crime Stats

94 Total Number of Incidents
18.15 Incidents per 1000 Students
Frostburg State University reported 94 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019 that took place in residence halls. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Based on a student body population of 5,178, that's 18.15 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 Crimes41670.77101.80
Arrests for Possession107151.93180.35
Violence Against Women31400.5853.89
Disciplinary Actions772,50714.874,029.94

Frostburg State Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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7 Total Number of Incidents
1.35 Incidents per 1000 Students
Frostburg State University reported 7 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Frostburg public property in areas surrounding the campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 5,178, that's 1.35 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 Possession32450.581,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions41370.77137.93

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

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