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2019 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Crime & Safety Report

Is Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis safe? Below we'll take a look at crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Info in this crime and safety report on IUPUI:

Understanding the Crime Stats for IUPUI

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

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

IUPUI Overall Crime Stats

4,082 Total Number of Incidents
138.20 Incidents per 1000 Students
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis reported 4,082 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 138.20 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 29,537.

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 Crimes3341,67011.314,000.00
Arrests for Possession84088028.441,352.94
Violence Against Women2383348.061,000.00
Disciplinary Actions2,6702,67090.404,574.85

IUPUI Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 65.4% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 20.6% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis resulted in arrests for possession. About 8.2% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 5.8% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how IUPUI 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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Arrests for Major Crimes  (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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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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IUPUI Overall Crime by Location

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

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IUPUI On-Campus Crime Stats

3,780 Total Number of Incidents
127.98 Incidents per 1000 Students
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis reported 3,780 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. Based on a student body population of 29,537, that's 127.98 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 Crimes3051,58510.334,000.00
Arrests for Possession59581320.14888.89
Violence Against Women2353317.961,000.00
Disciplinary Actions2,6452,64589.554,544.91

IUPUI On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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IUPUI Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

5 Total Number of Incidents
0.17 Incidents per 1000 Students
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis reported 5 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. That works out to 0.17 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 29,537.

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 Crimes51640.17333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

IUPUI Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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IUPUI Residence Hall Crime Stats

2,927 Total Number of Incidents
99.10 Incidents per 1000 Students
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis reported 2,927 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 99.10 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 29,537.

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 Crimes1471674.98101.80
Arrests for Possession30971510.46180.35
Violence Against Women1011403.4253.89
Disciplinary Actions2,3702,50780.244,029.94

IUPUI Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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297 Total Number of Incidents
10.06 Incidents per 1000 Students
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis reported 297 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Indianapolis neighborhood around the campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 29,537, that's 10.06 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 Crimes24670.81666.67
Arrests for Possession2452458.291,294.12
Violence Against Women3240.10555.56
Disciplinary Actions251370.85137.93

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

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References

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