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2019 Pennsylvania College of Technology Crime & Safety Report

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

Info in this crime and safety report on Penn College:

Understanding the Crime Stats for Penn College

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 uncommon for a school to report zero incidents for any 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.

Although zero incidents of reported crime is nice, it doesn't necessarily mean that the school is safer. 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.

Penn College Overall Crime Stats

149 Total Number of Incidents
29.97 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Pennsylvania College of Technology reported 149 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. Based on a student body population of 4,972, that's 29.97 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

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 Crimes61,6701.214,000.00
Arrests for Possession5088010.061,352.94
Violence Against Women53341.011,000.00
Disciplinary Actions882,67017.704,574.85

Penn College Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 59.1% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 33.6% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Pennsylvania College of Technology resulted in arrests for possession. About 4.0% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 3.4% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Penn College 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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Penn College Overall Crime by Location

The percentage breakdown of Penn College crime and safety incidents by location is shown in the following chart.

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Penn College On-Campus Crime Stats

133 Total Number of Incidents
26.75 Incidents per 1000 Students
Pennsylvania College of Technology reported 133 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. That works out to 26.75 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 4,972.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

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 Crimes61,5851.214,000.00
Arrests for Possession378137.44888.89
Violence Against Women53311.011,000.00
Disciplinary Actions852,64517.104,544.91

Penn College On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Penn College Residence Hall Crime Stats

111 Total Number of Incidents
22.33 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Pennsylvania College of Technology reported 111 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students in residence halls. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 22.33 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 4,972.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

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 Crimes61671.21101.80
Arrests for Possession237154.63180.35
Violence Against Women31400.6053.89
Disciplinary Actions792,50715.894,029.94

Penn College Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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16 Total Number of Incidents
3.22 Incidents per 1000 Students
Pennsylvania College of Technology reported 16 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Williamsport neighborhood around the campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 4,972, that's 3.22 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

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 Possession132452.611,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions31370.60137.93

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

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