2019 Hamline University Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on Hamline includes:

• Understanding the Stats
• Hamline Crime Overall
• On-Campus Crime
• Residence Hall Crime
• Crime in the Saint Paul Neighborhood
• References

A Word About the Crime Stats for Hamline

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 unusual for institutions to report that no incidents occurred in some 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.

Zero incidents of reported crime may be nice to see, but it does not necessarily mean the school is safer, as 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.

Hamline Overall Crime Stats

Hamline University reported 22 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 3,404, that's 6.46 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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	9	1,670	2.64	4,000.00
Arrests for Possession	0	880	0.00	1,352.94
Violence Against Women	3	334	0.88	1,000.00
Disciplinary Actions	10	2,670	2.94	4,574.85

Hamline Overall Crime by Category

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

Disciplinary actions account for 45.5% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. About 40.9% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 13.6% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Hamline 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.

Hamline Overall Crime by Location

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

Hamline On-Campus Crime Stats

Hamline University reported 21 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. That works out to 6.17 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 3,404.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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	8	1,585	2.35	4,000.00
Arrests for Possession	0	813	0.00	888.89
Violence Against Women	3	331	0.88	1,000.00
Disciplinary Actions	10	2,645	2.94	4,544.91

Hamline On-Campus Crime by Category

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

Hamline Residence Hall Crime Stats

Hamline University reported 10 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 3,404, that's 2.94 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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	167	0.00	101.80
Arrests for Possession	0	715	0.00	180.35
Violence Against Women	0	140	0.00	53.89
Disciplinary Actions	10	2,507	2.94	4,029.94

Hamline Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

Saint Paul Neighborhood Student-Related Crime Stats

Hamline University reported 1 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Saint Paul neighborhood around the campus in 2019. That works out to 0.29 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 3,404.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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	1	67	0.29	666.67
Arrests for Possession	0	245	0.00	1,294.12
Violence Against Women	0	24	0.00	555.56
Disciplinary Actions	0	137	0.00	137.93

Hamline Student-Related Crime in Saint Paul Neighborhood by Category

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

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.