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2019 Texas State University Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on Texas State includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Texas State

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

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. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

Texas State Overall Crime Stats

798 Total Number of Incidents
20.90 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Texas State University reported 798 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 38,187, that's 20.90 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 Crimes941,6702.464,000.00
Arrests for Possession3098808.091,352.94
Violence Against Women343340.891,000.00
Disciplinary Actions3612,6709.454,574.85

Texas State Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 45.2% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 38.7% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Texas State University resulted in arrests for possession. About 11.8% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 4.3% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Texas State 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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Texas State Overall Crime by Location

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

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Texas State On-Campus Crime Stats

759 Total Number of Incidents
19.88 Incidents per 1000 Students
Texas State University reported 759 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 38,187, that's 19.88 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 Crimes881,5852.304,000.00
Arrests for Possession2868137.49888.89
Violence Against Women323310.841,000.00
Disciplinary Actions3532,6459.244,544.91

Texas State On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Texas State Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

5 Total Number of Incidents
0.13 Incidents per 1000 Students
Texas State University reported 5 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 38,187, that's 0.13 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 Crimes41640.10333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women11000.03194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

Texas State Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Texas State Residence Hall Crime Stats

471 Total Number of Incidents
12.33 Incidents per 1000 Students
Texas State University reported 471 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 38,187, that's 12.33 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 Crimes661671.73101.80
Arrests for Possession1287153.35180.35
Violence Against Women161400.4253.89
Disciplinary Actions2612,5076.834,029.94

Texas State Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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34 Total Number of Incidents
0.89 Incidents per 1000 Students
Texas State University reported 34 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on San Marcos public property in areas surrounding the campus. Based on a student body population of 38,187, that's 0.89 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 Crimes2670.05666.67
Arrests for Possession232450.601,294.12
Violence Against Women1240.03555.56
Disciplinary Actions81370.21137.93

The percentage breakdown of Texas State student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding San Marcos neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

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