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2019 Tarleton State University Crime & Safety Report

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

Info in this crime and safety report on Tarleton:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Tarleton

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.

Tarleton Overall Crime Stats

233 Total Number of Incidents
17.70 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Tarleton State University reported 233 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. That works out to 17.70 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 13,166.

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 Crimes221,6701.674,000.00
Arrests for Possession378802.811,352.94
Violence Against Women123340.911,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1622,67012.304,574.85

Tarleton Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 69.5% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 15.9% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Tarleton State University resulted in arrests for possession. About 9.4% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 5.2% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Tarleton 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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Tarleton Overall Crime by Location

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

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Tarleton On-Campus Crime Stats

228 Total Number of Incidents
17.32 Incidents per 1000 Students
Tarleton State University reported 228 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 13,166, that's 17.32 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 Crimes201,5851.524,000.00
Arrests for Possession378132.81888.89
Violence Against Women113310.841,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1602,64512.154,544.91

Tarleton On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Tarleton Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

5 Total Number of Incidents
0.38 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Tarleton State University reported 5 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on affiliated off-campus properties. That works out to 0.38 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 13,166.

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 Crimes21640.15333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women11000.08194.44
Disciplinary Actions21440.15305.56

Tarleton Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of Tarleton crime and safety incidents on affiliated off-campus properties are in each category.

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Tarleton Residence Hall Crime Stats

208 Total Number of Incidents
15.80 Incidents per 1000 Students
Tarleton State University reported 208 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. Since the number of students at the school that year was 13,166, that's 15.80 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 Crimes161671.22101.80
Arrests for Possession367152.73180.35
Violence Against Women41400.3053.89
Disciplinary Actions1522,50711.544,029.94

Tarleton Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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