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2019 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on Millersville includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Millersville

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

Millersville Overall Crime Stats

166 Total Number of Incidents
21.33 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Millersville University of Pennsylvania reported 166 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 7,783, that's 21.33 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 Crimes51,6700.644,000.00
Arrests for Possession538806.811,352.94
Violence Against Women53340.641,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1032,67013.234,574.85

Millersville Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 62.0% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 31.9% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Millersville University of Pennsylvania resulted in arrests for possession. About 3.0% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 3.0% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Millersville 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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Millersville Overall Crime by Location

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

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Millersville On-Campus Crime Stats

147 Total Number of Incidents
18.89 Incidents per 1000 Students
Millersville University of Pennsylvania reported 147 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 7,783, that's 18.89 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 Crimes51,5850.644,000.00
Arrests for Possession488136.17888.89
Violence Against Women23310.261,000.00
Disciplinary Actions922,64511.824,544.91

Millersville On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Millersville Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

5 Total Number of Incidents
0.64 Incidents per 1000 Students
Millersville University of Pennsylvania reported 5 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on affiliated off-campus properties. Since the number of students at the school that year was 7,783, that's 0.64 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 Crimes01640.00333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women31000.39194.44
Disciplinary Actions21440.26305.56

Millersville Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Millersville Residence Hall Crime Stats

134 Total Number of Incidents
17.22 Incidents per 1000 Students
Millersville University of Pennsylvania reported 134 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019 that took place in residence halls. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Since the number of students at the school that year was 7,783, that's 17.22 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 Crimes21670.26101.80
Arrests for Possession417155.27180.35
Violence Against Women01400.0053.89
Disciplinary Actions912,50711.694,029.94

Millersville Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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14 Total Number of Incidents
1.80 Incidents per 1000 Students
Millersville University of Pennsylvania reported 14 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Millersville neighborhood around the campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 7,783, that's 1.80 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 Possession52450.641,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions91371.16137.93

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

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