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2019 New England College Crime & Safety Report

Is NEC safe? On this page, we'll examine crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Our crime and safety report on NEC includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for NEC

Types of Crime & Safety Incidents

We have compiled this information on crime statistics from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The types of crimes are divided into the following categories: arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, violence against women, and disciplinary actions.

The arrests for major crimes category includes arrests for things such as murder, robbery, rape, aggravated assault, and arson. 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. Similarly, a high number of incidents could indicate that the school is more strict about reporting and law enforcement than other institutions.

NEC Overall Crime Stats

159 Total Number of Incidents
45.08 Incidents per 1000 Students
New England College reported 159 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. Since the number of students at the school that year was 3,527, that's 45.08 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 Crimes151,6704.254,000.00
Arrests for Possession348809.641,352.94
Violence Against Women173344.821,000.00
Disciplinary Actions932,67026.374,574.85

NEC Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 58.5% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 21.4% of the crime and safety-related incidents at New England College resulted in arrests for possession. About 9.4% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 10.7% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how NEC 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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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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NEC Overall Crime by Location

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

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NEC On-Campus Crime Stats

118 Total Number of Incidents
33.46 Incidents per 1000 Students
New England College reported 118 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. That works out to 33.46 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 3,527.

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 Crimes61,5851.704,000.00
Arrests for Possession118133.12888.89
Violence Against Women103312.841,000.00
Disciplinary Actions912,64525.804,544.91

NEC On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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NEC Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

2 Total Number of Incidents
0.57 Incidents per 1000 Students
New England College reported 2 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on affiliated off-campus properties. That works out to 0.57 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 3,527.

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 Actions21440.57305.56

NEC Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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NEC Residence Hall Crime Stats

101 Total Number of Incidents
28.64 Incidents per 1000 Students
New England College reported 101 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 28.64 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 3,527.

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 Crimes51671.42101.80
Arrests for Possession97152.55180.35
Violence Against Women81402.2753.89
Disciplinary Actions792,50722.404,029.94

NEC Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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39 Total Number of Incidents
11.06 Incidents per 1000 Students
New England College reported 39 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Henniker neighborhood around the campus in 2019. That works out to 11.06 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 3,527.

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 Crimes9672.55666.67
Arrests for Possession232456.521,294.12
Violence Against Women7241.98555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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