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2019 SUNY Oswego Crime & Safety Report

Is SUNY Oswego 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 SUNY Oswego:

A Word About the Crime Stats for SUNY Oswego

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 uncommon for a school to report zero incidents for any 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.

Although zero incidents of reported crime is nice, it doesn't necessarily mean that the school is safer. It could indicate lax reporting. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

SUNY Oswego Overall Crime Stats

220 Total Number of Incidents
28.10 Incidents per 1000 Students
SUNY Oswego reported 220 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. Based on a student body population of 7,830, that's 28.10 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

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 Crimes101,6701.284,000.00
Arrests for Possession138801.661,352.94
Violence Against Women253343.191,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1722,67021.974,574.85

SUNY Oswego Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 78.2% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 5.9% of the crime and safety-related incidents at SUNY Oswego resulted in arrests for possession. About 4.5% 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 SUNY Oswego 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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SUNY Oswego Overall Crime by Location

The chart below shows what percentage of SUNY Oswego crime and safety incidents happened in each location.

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SUNY Oswego On-Campus Crime Stats

212 Total Number of Incidents
27.08 Incidents per 1000 Students
SUNY Oswego reported 212 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 7,830, that's 27.08 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

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 Crimes101,5851.284,000.00
Arrests for Possession128131.53888.89
Violence Against Women253313.191,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1652,64521.074,544.91

SUNY Oswego On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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SUNY Oswego Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

7 Total Number of Incidents
0.89 Incidents per 1000 Students
SUNY Oswego reported 7 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. Based on a student body population of 7,830, that's 0.89 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

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 Crimes01640.00333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions71440.89305.56

SUNY Oswego Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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SUNY Oswego Residence Hall Crime Stats

170 Total Number of Incidents
21.71 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, SUNY Oswego reported 170 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students in residence halls. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Based on a student body population of 7,830, that's 21.71 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

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 Crimes91671.15101.80
Arrests for Possession57150.64180.35
Violence Against Women251403.1953.89
Disciplinary Actions1312,50716.734,029.94

SUNY Oswego Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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1 Total Number of Incidents
0.13 Incidents per 1000 Students
SUNY Oswego reported 1 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Oswego neighborhood around the campus in 2019. Based on a student body population of 7,830, that's 0.13 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

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 Possession12450.131,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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