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2019 University of the Sciences Crime & Safety Report

Is University of the Sciences 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 USciences:

Understanding the Crime Stats for USciences

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.

USciences Overall Crime Stats

34 Total Number of Incidents
14.88 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of the Sciences reported 34 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 2,285, that's 14.88 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 Crimes91,6703.944,000.00
Arrests for Possession08800.001,352.94
Violence Against Women03340.001,000.00
Disciplinary Actions252,67010.944,574.85

USciences Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 73.5% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. About 26.5% of incidents were arrests for major crimes.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how USciences 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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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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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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USciences Overall Crime by Location

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

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USciences On-Campus Crime Stats

25 Total Number of Incidents
10.94 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of the Sciences reported 25 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Based on a student body population of 2,285, that's 10.94 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 Crimes11,5850.444,000.00
Arrests for Possession08130.00888.89
Violence Against Women03310.001,000.00
Disciplinary Actions242,64510.504,544.91

USciences On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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USciences Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

1 Total Number of Incidents
0.44 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of the Sciences reported 1 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on affiliated off-campus properties. Since the number of students at the school that year was 2,285, that's 0.44 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 Crimes01640.00333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions11440.44305.56

USciences Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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USciences Residence Hall Crime Stats

24 Total Number of Incidents
10.50 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of the Sciences reported 24 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 10.50 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,285.

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 Crimes01670.00101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women01400.0053.89
Disciplinary Actions242,50710.504,029.94

USciences Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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8 Total Number of Incidents
3.50 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of the Sciences reported 8 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Philadelphia public property in areas surrounding the campus. Based on a student body population of 2,285, that's 3.50 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 Crimes8673.50666.67
Arrests for Possession02450.001,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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