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2019 Hope College Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on Hope includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Hope

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.

Hope Overall Crime Stats

178 Total Number of Incidents
58.25 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Hope College reported 178 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. Since the number of students at the school that year was 3,056, that's 58.25 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.

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 Crimes161,6705.244,000.00
Arrests for Possession248807.851,352.94
Violence Against Women63341.961,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1322,67043.194,574.85

Hope Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 74.2% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 13.5% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Hope College resulted in arrests for possession. About 9.0% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 3.4% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Hope 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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Violence Against Women  (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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Hope Overall Crime by Location

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

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Hope On-Campus Crime Stats

174 Total Number of Incidents
56.94 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Hope College reported 174 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Based on a student body population of 3,056, that's 56.94 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.

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 Crimes161,5855.244,000.00
Arrests for Possession208136.54888.89
Violence Against Women63311.961,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1322,64543.194,544.91

Hope On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Hope Residence Hall Crime Stats

167 Total Number of Incidents
54.65 Incidents per 1000 Students
Hope College reported 167 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. Since the number of students at the school that year was 3,056, that's 54.65 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.

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 Crimes101673.27101.80
Arrests for Possession207156.54180.35
Violence Against Women51401.6453.89
Disciplinary Actions1322,50743.194,029.94

Hope Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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4 Total Number of Incidents
1.31 Incidents per 1000 Students
Hope College reported 4 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Holland neighborhood around the campus in 2019. Based on a student body population of 3,056, that's 1.31 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.

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 Possession42451.311,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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