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2019 Shepherd University Crime & Safety Report

Is Shepherd University safe? Below we'll take a look at crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Info in this crime and safety report on Shepherd University:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Shepherd University

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

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. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

Shepherd University Overall Crime Stats

80 Total Number of Incidents
22.51 Incidents per 1000 Students
Shepherd University reported 80 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 3,554, that's 22.51 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 Crimes21,6700.564,000.00
Arrests for Possession258807.031,352.94
Violence Against Women23340.561,000.00
Disciplinary Actions512,67014.354,574.85

Shepherd University Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 63.7% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 31.3% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Shepherd University resulted in arrests for possession. About 2.5% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 2.5% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Shepherd University 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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Shepherd University Overall Crime by Location

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

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Shepherd University On-Campus Crime Stats

67 Total Number of Incidents
18.85 Incidents per 1000 Students
Shepherd University reported 67 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. That works out to 18.85 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 3,554.

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 Crimes21,5850.564,000.00
Arrests for Possession188135.06888.89
Violence Against Women13310.281,000.00
Disciplinary Actions462,64512.944,544.91

Shepherd University On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Shepherd University Residence Hall Crime Stats

59 Total Number of Incidents
16.60 Incidents per 1000 Students
Shepherd University reported 59 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. Since the number of students at the school that year was 3,554, that's 16.60 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 Crimes21670.56101.80
Arrests for Possession117153.10180.35
Violence Against Women01400.0053.89
Disciplinary Actions462,50712.944,029.94

Shepherd University Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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13 Total Number of Incidents
3.66 Incidents per 1000 Students
Shepherd University reported 13 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Shepherdstown public property in areas surrounding the campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 3,554, that's 3.66 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 Crimes0670.00666.67
Arrests for Possession72451.971,294.12
Violence Against Women1240.28555.56
Disciplinary Actions51371.41137.93

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

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