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2019 Southern Connecticut State University Crime & Safety Report

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

What you'll find in our crime and safety report on SCSU:

Understanding the Crime Stats for SCSU

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.

SCSU Overall Crime Stats

186 Total Number of Incidents
18.95 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Southern Connecticut State University reported 186 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. That works out to 18.95 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 9,817.

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 Crimes111,6701.124,000.00
Arrests for Possession378803.771,352.94
Violence Against Women223342.241,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1162,67011.824,574.85

SCSU Overall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of SCSU crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

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Disciplinary actions account for 62.4% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 19.9% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Southern Connecticut State University resulted in arrests for possession. About 5.9% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 11.8% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how SCSU 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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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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SCSU Overall Crime by Location

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

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SCSU On-Campus Crime Stats

185 Total Number of Incidents
18.84 Incidents per 1000 Students
Southern Connecticut State University reported 185 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. Based on a student body population of 9,817, that's 18.84 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 Crimes111,5851.124,000.00
Arrests for Possession378133.77888.89
Violence Against Women213312.141,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1162,64511.824,544.91

SCSU On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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SCSU Residence Hall Crime Stats

167 Total Number of Incidents
17.01 Incidents per 1000 Students
Southern Connecticut State University reported 167 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019 that took place in residence halls. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Based on a student body population of 9,817, that's 17.01 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 Crimes81670.81101.80
Arrests for Possession367153.67180.35
Violence Against Women71400.7153.89
Disciplinary Actions1162,50711.824,029.94

SCSU Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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1 Total Number of Incidents
0.10 Incidents per 1000 Students
Southern Connecticut State University reported 1 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the New Haven neighborhood around the campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 9,817, that's 0.10 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 Crimes0670.00666.67
Arrests for Possession02450.001,294.12
Violence Against Women1240.10555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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