Penn State Abington Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington, 40 on-campus, 1 out-of-campus, 36 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 14.21. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 13.86. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.08 at Penn State Abington.

By violation type, 12 arrests, 6 criminal offenses, and 16 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 6 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 1 hate crimes are reported at Penn State Abington.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	12	11	1	-	11	-	4.16
Criminal Offenses	6	6	-	-	5	-	2.08
Disciplinary Actions	16	16	-	-	16	-	5.55
VAWA³	6	6	-	-	4	-	2.08
Hate Crimes	1	1	-	-	-	-	0.35
Total	41	40	1	-	36	-	14.21
Rate Per 1000 Students	14.21	13.86	0.35	-	12.48	-	-

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 Penn State Abington

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

Penn State Abington Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	59	11	2	44	2	0	0
2022	61 2	6 -5	12 10	30 -14	12 10	1 1	0 -
2023	41 -20	12 6	6 -6	16 -14	6 -6	1 -	1 1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington, 12 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	12	11	1	-	11
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	0	-	0
Drug Law Violation	1	0	1	-	0
Liquor Law Violation	11	11	0	-	11

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington, 6 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 2.08 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.08 at Penn State Abington.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	6	6	-	-	5	2.08
Rape	3	3	-	-	3	1.04
Fondling	1	1	-	-	-	0.35
Aggravated Assault	2	2	-	-	2	0.69
Rate per 1000 Stuents	2.08	2.08	-	-	1.73	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington, 16 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	16	16	-	-	16
Drug Law Violation	4	4	-	-	4
Liquor Law Violation	12	12	-	-	12

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

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

At Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington, 6 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

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

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Intimidation	1	1	0	-	0
Bias Race	1	1	0	-	0

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Lions Gate, Abington Campus Penn State	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99

Most Searched Pennsylvania Colleges (last 30 days)

Undergraduate

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Public, 4-year | University Park
University of Pennsylvania Private, 4-year | Philadelphia
Carnegie Mellon University Private, 4-year | Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Public, 4-year | Pittsburgh
Villanova University Private, 4-year | Villanova
Drexel University Private, 4-year | Philadelphia
Temple University Public, 4-year | Philadelphia
Bucknell University Private, 4-year | Lewisburg
Lehigh University Private, 4-year | Bethlehem
West Chester University of Pennsylvania Public, 4-year | West Chester

compare schools

Graduate

University of Pennsylvania Private, 4-year | Philadelphia
Thomas Jefferson University Private, 4-year | Philadelphia
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Public, 4-year | University Park
West Chester University of Pennsylvania Public, 4-year | West Chester
Carnegie Mellon University Private, 4-year | Pittsburgh
Drexel University Private, 4-year | Philadelphia
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Public, 4-year | Pittsburgh
Temple University Public, 4-year | Philadelphia
Duquesne University Private, 4-year | Pittsburgh
Lehigh University Private, 4-year | Bethlehem

compare schools

Online Schools

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Public, 4-year | University Park
Carnegie Mellon University Private, 4-year | Pittsburgh
ASPIRA City College Private, 2-4 year | Philadelphia
Westminster Theological Seminary Private, 4-year | Glenside
University of Pennsylvania Private, 4-year | Philadelphia
Villanova University Private, 4-year | Villanova
Drexel University Private, 4-year | Philadelphia
Temple University Public, 4-year | Philadelphia
Reading Area Community College Public, 2-4 year | Reading
Harrisburg Area Community College Public, 2-4 year | Harrisburg

compare schools

Trade Schools

Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute Private, 2-4 year | Wyomissing
New Castle School of Trades Private, 2-4 year | New Castle
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg Private, 2-4 year | Lewisburg
Jean Madeline Aveda Institute Private, Less than 2-year | Philadelphia
Pennco Tech-Bristol Private, Less than 2-year | Bristol
Empire Beauty School-Monroeville Private, Less than 2-year | Monroeville
YTI Career Institute-York Private, 2-4 year | York
Welder Training and Testing Institute Private, Less than 2-year | Allentown
Venus Beauty Academy Private, Less than 2-year | Aston
European Medical School of Massage Private, Less than 2-year | Sinking Spring

compare schools

How Safe and Secure Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Penn State Abington

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