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2019 The College of New Jersey Crime & Safety Report

Is TCNJ 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 TCNJ:

A Word About the Crime Stats for TCNJ

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.

TCNJ Overall Crime Stats

454 Total Number of Incidents
58.05 Incidents per 1000 Students
The College of New Jersey reported 454 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 7,821, that's 58.05 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 Crimes291,6703.714,000.00
Arrests for Possession598807.541,352.94
Violence Against Women143341.791,000.00
Disciplinary Actions3522,67045.014,574.85

TCNJ Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 77.5% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 13.0% of the crime and safety-related incidents at The College of New Jersey resulted in arrests for possession. About 6.4% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 3.1% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how TCNJ 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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TCNJ Overall Crime by Location

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

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TCNJ On-Campus Crime Stats

452 Total Number of Incidents
57.79 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, The College of New Jersey reported 452 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Based on a student body population of 7,821, that's 57.79 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 Crimes271,5853.454,000.00
Arrests for Possession598137.54888.89
Violence Against Women143311.791,000.00
Disciplinary Actions3522,64545.014,544.91

TCNJ On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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TCNJ Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

2 Total Number of Incidents
0.26 Incidents per 1000 Students
The College of New Jersey reported 2 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. That works out to 0.26 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 7,821.

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 Crimes21640.26333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

TCNJ Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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TCNJ Residence Hall Crime Stats

424 Total Number of Incidents
54.21 Incidents per 1000 Students
The College of New Jersey reported 424 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 54.21 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 7,821.

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 Crimes221672.81101.80
Arrests for Possession427155.37180.35
Violence Against Women101401.2853.89
Disciplinary Actions3502,50744.754,029.94

TCNJ Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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