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2019 Howard Payne University Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on Howard Payne includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Howard Payne

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.

Howard Payne Overall Crime Stats

34 Total Number of Incidents
32.85 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Howard Payne University reported 34 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. Based on a student body population of 1,035, that's 32.85 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 Crimes41,6703.864,000.00
Arrests for Possession2088019.321,352.94
Violence Against Women03340.001,000.00
Disciplinary Actions102,6709.664,574.85

Howard Payne Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 29.4% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 58.8% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Howard Payne University resulted in arrests for possession. About 11.8% of incidents were arrests for major crimes.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Howard Payne 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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We can factor in the size of the school and look at the incidents per thousand students as well.

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Howard Payne Overall Crime by Location

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

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Howard Payne On-Campus Crime Stats

18 Total Number of Incidents
17.39 Incidents per 1000 Students
Howard Payne University reported 18 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. That works out to 17.39 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 1,035.

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 Crimes01,5850.004,000.00
Arrests for Possession88137.73888.89
Violence Against Women03310.001,000.00
Disciplinary Actions102,6459.664,544.91

Howard Payne On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Howard Payne Residence Hall Crime Stats

18 Total Number of Incidents
17.39 Incidents per 1000 Students
Howard Payne University reported 18 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 17.39 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 1,035.

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 Crimes01670.00101.80
Arrests for Possession87157.73180.35
Violence Against Women01400.0053.89
Disciplinary Actions102,5079.664,029.94

Howard Payne Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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16 Total Number of Incidents
15.46 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Howard Payne University reported 16 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Brownwood neighborhood. Since the number of students at the school that year was 1,035, that's 15.46 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 Crimes4673.86666.67
Arrests for Possession1224511.591,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The chart below shows what percentage of Howard Payne student-related crime and safety incidents in the Brownwood neighborhood surrounding the campus are in each category.

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