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2019 Southwest Baptist University Crime & Safety Report

Is Southwest Baptist 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 Southwest Baptist University:

Understanding the Crime Stats for Southwest Baptist 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

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.

Southwest Baptist University Overall Crime Stats

34 Total Number of Incidents
10.36 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Southwest Baptist University reported 34 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. Since the number of students at the school that year was 3,281, that's 10.36 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 Crimes61,6701.834,000.00
Arrests for Possession118803.351,352.94
Violence Against Women23340.611,000.00
Disciplinary Actions152,6704.574,574.85

Southwest Baptist University Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 44.1% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 32.4% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Southwest Baptist University resulted in arrests for possession. About 17.6% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 5.9% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Southwest Baptist 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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Southwest Baptist University Overall Crime by Location

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

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Southwest Baptist University On-Campus Crime Stats

25 Total Number of Incidents
7.62 Incidents per 1000 Students
Southwest Baptist University reported 25 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 3,281, that's 7.62 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 Crimes41,5851.224,000.00
Arrests for Possession48131.22888.89
Violence Against Women23310.611,000.00
Disciplinary Actions152,6454.574,544.91

Southwest Baptist University On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Southwest Baptist University Residence Hall Crime Stats

18 Total Number of Incidents
5.49 Incidents per 1000 Students
Southwest Baptist University reported 18 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. That works out to 5.49 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 3,281.

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 Crimes21670.61101.80
Arrests for Possession17150.30180.35
Violence Against Women01400.0053.89
Disciplinary Actions152,5074.574,029.94

Southwest Baptist University Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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9 Total Number of Incidents
2.74 Incidents per 1000 Students
Southwest Baptist University reported 9 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Bolivar public property in areas surrounding the campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 3,281, that's 2.74 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 Crimes2670.61666.67
Arrests for Possession72452.131,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The chart below shows what percentage of Southwest Baptist University student-related crime and safety incidents in the Bolivar neighborhood surrounding the campus are in each category.

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