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2019 University of Bridgeport Crime & Safety Report

Is UBridgeport safe? On this page, we'll examine crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

What you'll find in our crime and safety report on UBridgeport:

A Word About the Crime Stats for UBridgeport

Types of Crime & Safety Incidents

We have compiled this information on crime statistics from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The types of crimes are divided into the following categories: arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, violence against women, and disciplinary actions.

The arrests for major crimes category includes arrests for things such as murder, robbery, rape, aggravated assault, and arson. 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. Similarly, a high number of incidents could indicate that the school is more strict about reporting and law enforcement than other institutions.

UBridgeport Overall Crime Stats

85 Total Number of Incidents
16.70 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of Bridgeport reported 85 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 16.70 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 5,089.

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 Crimes141,6702.754,000.00
Arrests for Possession08800.001,352.94
Violence Against Women63341.181,000.00
Disciplinary Actions652,67012.774,574.85

UBridgeport Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 76.5% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. About 16.5% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 7.1% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how UBridgeport 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 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 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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UBridgeport Overall Crime by Location

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

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UBridgeport On-Campus Crime Stats

84 Total Number of Incidents
16.51 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Bridgeport reported 84 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. That works out to 16.51 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 5,089.

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 Crimes131,5852.554,000.00
Arrests for Possession08130.00888.89
Violence Against Women63311.181,000.00
Disciplinary Actions652,64512.774,544.91

UBridgeport On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UBridgeport Residence Hall Crime Stats

70 Total Number of Incidents
13.76 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Bridgeport reported 70 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Based on a student body population of 5,089, that's 13.76 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 Crimes31670.59101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women41400.7953.89
Disciplinary Actions632,50712.384,029.94

UBridgeport Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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1 Total Number of Incidents
0.20 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of Bridgeport reported 1 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Bridgeport neighborhood. Since the number of students at the school that year was 5,089, that's 0.20 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 Crimes1670.20666.67
Arrests for Possession02450.001,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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