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2019 Morgan State University Crime & Safety Report

Is Morgan State University 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 Morgan State:

Understanding the Crime Stats for Morgan State

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.

Morgan State Overall Crime Stats

109 Total Number of Incidents
14.04 Incidents per 1000 Students
Morgan State University reported 109 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 7,763, that's 14.04 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 Crimes371,6704.774,000.00
Arrests for Possession18800.131,352.94
Violence Against Women43340.521,000.00
Disciplinary Actions672,6708.634,574.85

Morgan State Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 61.5% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 0.9% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Morgan State University resulted in arrests for possession. About 33.9% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 3.7% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Morgan State 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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Morgan State Overall Crime by Location

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

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Morgan State On-Campus Crime Stats

89 Total Number of Incidents
11.46 Incidents per 1000 Students
Morgan State University reported 89 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. Based on a student body population of 7,763, that's 11.46 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 Crimes271,5853.484,000.00
Arrests for Possession08130.00888.89
Violence Against Women33310.391,000.00
Disciplinary Actions592,6457.604,544.91

Morgan State On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Morgan State Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

13 Total Number of Incidents
1.67 Incidents per 1000 Students
Morgan State University reported 13 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. Based on a student body population of 7,763, that's 1.67 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 Crimes41640.52333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women11000.13194.44
Disciplinary Actions81441.03305.56

Morgan State Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Morgan State Residence Hall Crime Stats

70 Total Number of Incidents
9.02 Incidents per 1000 Students
Morgan State University reported 70 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. That works out to 9.02 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 7,763.

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 Crimes121671.55101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women01400.0053.89
Disciplinary Actions582,5077.474,029.94

Morgan State Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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7 Total Number of Incidents
0.90 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Morgan State University reported 7 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Baltimore neighborhood. That works out to 0.90 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 7,763.

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 Crimes6670.77666.67
Arrests for Possession12450.131,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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