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2019 University of Maryland - Baltimore Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on UMB includes:

Understanding the Crime Stats for UMB

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.

UMB Overall Crime Stats

105 Total Number of Incidents
15.38 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Maryland - Baltimore reported 105 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 6,827, that's 15.38 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 Crimes321,6704.694,000.00
Arrests for Possession578808.351,352.94
Violence Against Women163342.341,000.00
Disciplinary Actions02,6700.004,574.85

UMB Overall Crime by Category

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

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Around 54.3% of the crime and safety-related incidents at University of Maryland - Baltimore resulted in arrests for possession. About 30.5% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 15.2% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how UMB 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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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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UMB Overall Crime by Location

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

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UMB On-Campus Crime Stats

15 Total Number of Incidents
2.20 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Maryland - Baltimore reported 15 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 6,827, that's 2.20 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 Crimes51,5850.734,000.00
Arrests for Possession18130.15888.89
Violence Against Women93311.321,000.00
Disciplinary Actions02,6450.004,544.91

UMB On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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90 Total Number of Incidents
13.18 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of Maryland - Baltimore reported 90 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Baltimore neighborhood. That works out to 13.18 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 6,827.

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 Crimes27673.95666.67
Arrests for Possession562458.201,294.12
Violence Against Women7241.03555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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