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2019 Marquette University Crime & Safety Report

Is Marquette safe? Below we'll take a look at crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

What you'll find in our crime and safety report on Marquette:

Understanding the Crime Stats for Marquette

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

Many colleges and universities report zero incidents in some 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.

While zero reported crimes may seem like a good sign, it does not necessarily indicate that the school has been safer. It may just be that the school doesn't have as strict reporting as others. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

Marquette Overall Crime Stats

1,124 Total Number of Incidents
95.10 Incidents per 1000 Students
Marquette University reported 1,124 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. That works out to 95.10 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 11,819.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes241,6702.034,000.00
Arrests for Possession528804.401,352.94
Violence Against Women103340.851,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1,0382,67087.824,574.85

Marquette Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 92.3% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 4.6% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Marquette University resulted in arrests for possession. About 2.1% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 0.9% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Marquette 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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Disciplinary Actions  (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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Marquette Overall Crime by Location

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

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Marquette On-Campus Crime Stats

1,079 Total Number of Incidents
91.29 Incidents per 1000 Students
Marquette University reported 1,079 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. That works out to 91.29 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 11,819.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes131,5851.104,000.00
Arrests for Possession258132.12888.89
Violence Against Women53310.421,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1,0362,64587.664,544.91

Marquette On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Marquette Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

2 Total Number of Incidents
0.17 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Marquette University reported 2 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on affiliated off-campus properties. Based on a student body population of 11,819, that's 0.17 incidents per 1,000 students.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes01640.00333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions21440.17305.56

Marquette Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Marquette Residence Hall Crime Stats

1,026 Total Number of Incidents
86.81 Incidents per 1000 Students
Marquette University reported 1,026 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Based on a student body population of 11,819, that's 86.81 incidents per 1,000 students.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes21670.17101.80
Arrests for Possession217151.78180.35
Violence Against Women21400.1753.89
Disciplinary Actions1,0012,50784.694,029.94

Marquette Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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43 Total Number of Incidents
3.64 Incidents per 1000 Students
Marquette University reported 43 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Milwaukee public property in areas surrounding the campus. Based on a student body population of 11,819, that's 3.64 incidents per 1,000 students.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes11670.93666.67
Arrests for Possession272452.281,294.12
Violence Against Women5240.42555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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