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2019 Suffolk County Community College Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on Suffolk County Community College includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Suffolk County Community 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 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. Similarly, a high number of incidents could indicate that the school is more strict about reporting and law enforcement than other institutions.

Suffolk County Community College Overall Crime Stats

28 Total Number of Incidents
1.11 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Suffolk County Community College reported 28 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 25,230, that's 1.11 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 Crimes61,6700.244,000.00
Arrests for Possession68800.241,352.94
Violence Against Women163340.631,000.00
Disciplinary Actions02,6700.004,574.85

Suffolk County Community College Overall Crime by Category

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

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Around 21.4% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Suffolk County Community College resulted in arrests for possession. About 21.4% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 57.1% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Suffolk County Community 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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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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Suffolk County Community College Overall Crime by Location

The chart below shows what percentage of Suffolk County Community College crime and safety incidents happened in each location.

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Suffolk County Community College On-Campus Crime Stats

22 Total Number of Incidents
0.87 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Suffolk County Community College reported 22 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 25,230, that's 0.87 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 Crimes61,5850.244,000.00
Arrests for Possession08130.00888.89
Violence Against Women163310.631,000.00
Disciplinary Actions02,6450.004,544.91

Suffolk County Community College On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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6 Total Number of Incidents
0.24 Incidents per 1000 Students
Suffolk County Community College reported 6 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Selden public property in areas surrounding the campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 25,230, that's 0.24 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 Possession62450.241,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The percentage breakdown of Suffolk County Community College student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding Selden neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

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