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2019 Binghamton University Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on Binghamton University includes:

Understanding the Crime Stats for Binghamton 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.

Binghamton University Overall Crime Stats

703 Total Number of Incidents
38.79 Incidents per 1000 Students
Binghamton University reported 703 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 18,124, that's 38.79 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 Crimes271,6701.494,000.00
Arrests for Possession558803.031,352.94
Violence Against Women803344.411,000.00
Disciplinary Actions5412,67029.854,574.85

Binghamton University Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 77.0% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 7.8% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Binghamton University resulted in arrests for possession. About 3.8% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 11.4% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Binghamton 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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We can factor in the size of the school and look at the incidents per thousand students as well.

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Binghamton University Overall Crime by Location

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

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Binghamton University On-Campus Crime Stats

700 Total Number of Incidents
38.62 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Binghamton University reported 700 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 18,124, that's 38.62 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 Crimes261,5851.434,000.00
Arrests for Possession558133.03888.89
Violence Against Women783314.301,000.00
Disciplinary Actions5412,64529.854,544.91

Binghamton University On-Campus Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of Binghamton University on-campus crime and safety incidents are in each category.

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Binghamton University Residence Hall Crime Stats

579 Total Number of Incidents
31.95 Incidents per 1000 Students
Binghamton University reported 579 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 31.95 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 18,124.

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 Crimes231671.27101.80
Arrests for Possession287151.54180.35
Violence Against Women451402.4853.89
Disciplinary Actions4832,50726.654,029.94

Binghamton University Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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3 Total Number of Incidents
0.17 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Binghamton University reported 3 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Vestal neighborhood. Since the number of students at the school that year was 18,124, that's 0.17 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 Crimes1670.06666.67
Arrests for Possession02450.001,294.12
Violence Against Women2240.11555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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