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2019 Youngstown State University Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on Youngstown State University includes:

Understanding the Crime Stats for Youngstown State University

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 unusual for institutions to report that no incidents occurred in some 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.

Zero incidents of reported crime may be nice to see, but it does not necessarily mean the school is safer, as 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.

Youngstown State University Overall Crime Stats

90 Total Number of Incidents
7.43 Incidents per 1000 Students
Youngstown State University reported 90 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. Since the number of students at the school that year was 12,110, that's 7.43 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes161,6701.324,000.00
Arrests for Possession98800.741,352.94
Violence Against Women163341.321,000.00
Disciplinary Actions492,6704.054,574.85

Youngstown State University Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 54.4% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 10.0% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Youngstown State University resulted in arrests for possession. About 17.8% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 17.8% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

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

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

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Youngstown State University On-Campus Crime Stats

86 Total Number of Incidents
7.10 Incidents per 1000 Students
Youngstown State University reported 86 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. Based on a student body population of 12,110, that's 7.10 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes141,5851.164,000.00
Arrests for Possession78130.58888.89
Violence Against Women163311.321,000.00
Disciplinary Actions492,6454.054,544.91

Youngstown State University On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Youngstown State University Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

1 Total Number of Incidents
0.08 Incidents per 1000 Students
Youngstown State University reported 1 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. That works out to 0.08 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 12,110.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes11640.08333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

Youngstown State University Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of Youngstown State University crime and safety incidents by category on affiliated off-campus is shown in the following chart.

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Youngstown State University Residence Hall Crime Stats

58 Total Number of Incidents
4.79 Incidents per 1000 Students
Youngstown State University reported 58 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019 that took place in residence halls. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Since the number of students at the school that year was 12,110, that's 4.79 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes81670.66101.80
Arrests for Possession37150.25180.35
Violence Against Women51400.4153.89
Disciplinary Actions422,5073.474,029.94

Youngstown State University Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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3 Total Number of Incidents
0.25 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Youngstown State University reported 3 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Youngstown neighborhood. Based on a student body population of 12,110, that's 0.25 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes1670.08666.67
Arrests for Possession22450.171,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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