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2019 Purchase College Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on Purchase College includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Purchase 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

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.

Purchase College Overall Crime Stats

146 Total Number of Incidents
35.12 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Purchase College reported 146 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 4,157, that's 35.12 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 Crimes161,6703.854,000.00
Arrests for Possession18800.241,352.94
Violence Against Women13340.241,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1282,67030.794,574.85

Purchase College Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 87.7% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 0.7% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Purchase College resulted in arrests for possession. About 11.0% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 0.7% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Purchase 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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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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Purchase College Overall Crime by Location

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

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Purchase College On-Campus Crime Stats

146 Total Number of Incidents
35.12 Incidents per 1000 Students
Purchase College reported 146 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 4,157, that's 35.12 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 Crimes161,5853.854,000.00
Arrests for Possession18130.24888.89
Violence Against Women13310.241,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1282,64530.794,544.91

Purchase College On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Purchase College Residence Hall Crime Stats

139 Total Number of Incidents
33.44 Incidents per 1000 Students
Purchase College reported 139 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Since the number of students at the school that year was 4,157, that's 33.44 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 Crimes141673.37101.80
Arrests for Possession17150.24180.35
Violence Against Women11400.2453.89
Disciplinary Actions1232,50729.594,029.94

Purchase College Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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