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2019 Oberlin College Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on Oberlin includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Oberlin

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

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. Similarly, a high number of incidents could indicate that the school is more strict about reporting and law enforcement than other institutions.

Oberlin Overall Crime Stats

210 Total Number of Incidents
73.35 Incidents per 1000 Students
Oberlin College reported 210 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 2,863, that's 73.35 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 Crimes131,6704.544,000.00
Arrests for Possession08800.001,352.94
Violence Against Women43341.401,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1932,67067.414,574.85

Oberlin Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 91.9% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. About 6.2% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 1.9% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Oberlin 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 Major Crimes  (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 Major Crimes  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Oberlin Overall Crime by Location

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

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Oberlin On-Campus Crime Stats

210 Total Number of Incidents
73.35 Incidents per 1000 Students
Oberlin College reported 210 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 2,863, that's 73.35 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 Crimes131,5854.544,000.00
Arrests for Possession08130.00888.89
Violence Against Women43311.401,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1932,64567.414,544.91

Oberlin On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Oberlin Residence Hall Crime Stats

182 Total Number of Incidents
63.57 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Oberlin College reported 182 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students in residence halls. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Based on a student body population of 2,863, that's 63.57 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 Actions1822,50763.574,029.94

Oberlin Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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