SUNY at Purchase College Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At SUNY at Purchase College, 55 on-campus, 42 residence halls, and 1 on-campus fire were reported. The following table summarizes campus safety/security matters by location and types for the calendar year 2023.

The criminal and safety related action rate per 1,000 students is 16.50. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 16.50. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 6.00 at Purchase College.

By violation type, 2 arrests, 20 criminal offenses, and 24 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 7 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 2 hate crimes are reported at Purchase College.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	2	2	-	-	-	-	0.60
Criminal Offenses	20	20	-	-	14	-	6.00
Disciplinary Actions	24	24	-	-	24	-	7.20
VAWA³	7	7	-	-	4	-	2.10
Hate Crimes	2	2	-	-	-	-	0.60
Total	55	55	-	-	42	-	16.50
Rate Per 1000 Students	16.50	16.50	-	-	12.60	-	-

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Purchase College

The following table shows the number of incidents related to campus safety for last three years. The numbers only includes on-campus issues for Purchase College main campus.

Purchase College Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	79	0	7	61	11	0	1
2022	89 10	0 -	12 5	70 9	7 -4	0 -	2 1
2023	55 -34	2 2	20 8	24 -46	7 -	2 2	1 -1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At SUNY at Purchase College, 2 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Arrests Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	2	2	-	-	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	-	-	0
Drug Law Violation	2	2	-	-	0
Liquor Law Violation	-	0	-	-	0

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At SUNY at Purchase College, 20 criminal offenses are reported including rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

The crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 6.00 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 6.00 at Purchase College.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	20	20	-	-	14	6.00
Rape	4	4	-	-	4	1.20
Fondling	2	2	-	-	-	0.60
Robbery	1	1	-	-	-	0.30
Aggravated Assault	3	3	-	-	2	0.90
Burglary	10	10	-	-	8	3.00
Rate per 1000 Stuents	6.00	6.00	-	-	4.20	-

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending SUNY at Purchase College, 24 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	24	24	-	-	24
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	12	12	-	-	12
Liquor Law Violation	11	11	-	-	11

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Violence Against Women Act(VAWA) Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At SUNY at Purchase College, 7 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	7	7	-	-	4
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	-	0
Dating Violence	6	6	-	-	3
Stalking	1	1	-	-	1

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties
Robbery	1	1	-	-
Bias Religion	1	1	-	-
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	1	1	-	-
Bias Religion	1	1	-	-

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
WayBack, Main Campus	1	Undetermined		0/0	$1,000-$9,999

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How Safe and Secure SUNY at Purchase College Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Purchase College

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

Violence Against Women Act(VAWA) Statistics By Location and Violation Types

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

Fires in Residence Halls