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2019 Modesto Junior College Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on MJC includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for MJC

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.

MJC Overall Crime Stats

26 Total Number of Incidents
1.44 Incidents per 1000 Students
Modesto Junior College reported 26 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. Based on a student body population of 18,068, that's 1.44 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 Crimes171,6700.944,000.00
Arrests for Possession48800.221,352.94
Violence Against Women13340.061,000.00
Disciplinary Actions42,6700.224,574.85

MJC Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 15.4% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 15.4% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Modesto Junior College resulted in arrests for possession. About 65.4% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 3.8% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how MJC 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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MJC Overall Crime by Location

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

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MJC On-Campus Crime Stats

21 Total Number of Incidents
1.16 Incidents per 1000 Students
Modesto Junior College reported 21 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. Based on a student body population of 18,068, that's 1.16 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 Crimes131,5850.724,000.00
Arrests for Possession38130.17888.89
Violence Against Women13310.061,000.00
Disciplinary Actions42,6450.224,544.91

MJC On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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MJC Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

5 Total Number of Incidents
0.28 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Modesto Junior College reported 5 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on affiliated off-campus properties. Since the number of students at the school that year was 18,068, that's 0.28 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 Crimes41640.22333.33
Arrests for Possession1640.06111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

MJC Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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MJC Residence Hall Crime Stats

2 Total Number of Incidents
0.11 Incidents per 1000 Students
Modesto Junior College reported 2 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 18,068, that's 0.11 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 Crimes01670.00101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women01400.0053.89
Disciplinary Actions22,5070.114,029.94

MJC Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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