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2019 Seattle University Crime & Safety Report

Is Seattle 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 Seattle U:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Seattle U

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.

Seattle U Overall Crime Stats

343 Total Number of Incidents
47.65 Incidents per 1000 Students
Seattle University reported 343 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 7,199, that's 47.65 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 Crimes541,6707.504,000.00
Arrests for Possession28800.281,352.94
Violence Against Women163342.221,000.00
Disciplinary Actions2712,67037.644,574.85

Seattle U Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 79.0% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 0.6% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Seattle University resulted in arrests for possession. About 15.7% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 4.7% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Seattle U 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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Seattle U Overall Crime by Location

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

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Seattle U On-Campus Crime Stats

312 Total Number of Incidents
43.34 Incidents per 1000 Students
Seattle University reported 312 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. That works out to 43.34 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 7,199.

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 Crimes381,5855.284,000.00
Arrests for Possession18130.14888.89
Violence Against Women93311.251,000.00
Disciplinary Actions2642,64536.674,544.91

Seattle U On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Seattle U Residence Hall Crime Stats

276 Total Number of Incidents
38.34 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Seattle University reported 276 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students in residence halls. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Based on a student body population of 7,199, that's 38.34 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 Crimes161672.22101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women81401.1153.89
Disciplinary Actions2522,50735.004,029.94

Seattle U Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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31 Total Number of Incidents
4.31 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Seattle University reported 31 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Seattle neighborhood. Based on a student body population of 7,199, that's 4.31 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 Crimes16672.22666.67
Arrests for Possession12450.141,294.12
Violence Against Women7240.97555.56
Disciplinary Actions71370.97137.93

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

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