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2019 Thomas Jefferson University Crime & Safety Report

Is Thomas Jefferson University 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 Thomas Jefferson University:

Understanding the Crime Stats for Thomas Jefferson University

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.

Thomas Jefferson University Overall Crime Stats

143 Total Number of Incidents
17.82 Incidents per 1000 Students
Thomas Jefferson University reported 143 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. That works out to 17.82 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 8,026.

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 Crimes281,6703.494,000.00
Arrests for Possession48800.501,352.94
Violence Against Women23340.251,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1092,67013.584,574.85

Thomas Jefferson University Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 76.2% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 2.8% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Thomas Jefferson University resulted in arrests for possession. About 19.6% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 1.4% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Thomas Jefferson University 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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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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Thomas Jefferson University Overall Crime by Location

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

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Thomas Jefferson University On-Campus Crime Stats

133 Total Number of Incidents
16.57 Incidents per 1000 Students
Thomas Jefferson University reported 133 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. That works out to 16.57 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 8,026.

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 Crimes181,5852.244,000.00
Arrests for Possession48130.50888.89
Violence Against Women23310.251,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1092,64513.584,544.91

Thomas Jefferson University On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Thomas Jefferson University Residence Hall Crime Stats

111 Total Number of Incidents
13.83 Incidents per 1000 Students
Thomas Jefferson University reported 111 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Based on a student body population of 8,026, that's 13.83 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 Crimes31670.37101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women11400.1253.89
Disciplinary Actions1072,50713.334,029.94

Thomas Jefferson University Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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10 Total Number of Incidents
1.25 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Thomas Jefferson University reported 10 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Philadelphia neighborhood. That works out to 1.25 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 8,026.

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 Crimes10671.25666.67
Arrests for Possession02450.001,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The percentage breakdown of Thomas Jefferson University student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding Philadelphia neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

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