143 Arrests Occured at New Jersey College Campuses

For the calendar year 2023, 143 arrests made at New Jersey colleges. The arrest rate per 1,000 students is 0.26 at New Jersey college campues. By violation type, there were 41 weapon-related arrests, 61 drug law violation arrests, and 41 liquor law violation arrests.

Of the 62 total on-campus arrests at New Jersey colleges,

  • 50.00% were weapon-related, and the on-campus weapon-related arrests rate per 1,000 students is 0.06.
  • 33.87% were drug law violation arrests, and the on-campus durg law violation arrest per 1,000 students is 0.04.
  • 16.13% were liquor law vioation arrests, and the on-campus liquor law violation arrest rate per 1,000 students is 0.02.

For all arrests, there were 62 on-campus, 4 non-campus, 77 public property, and 8 residence hall arrests made last year. (The number for on-campus arrests includes residence hall arrests).

Arrests statistics at New Jersey Colleges
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Rate per 1000 Students
Total1436247780.26
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)41312860.08
Drug Law Violation612123810.11
Liquor Law Violation411003110.08
Rate Per 1000 Students0.260.110.010.140.01-
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Arrests Statistics for New Jersey Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the arrests statistics between colleges in New Jersey. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.

Last Update: April 22, 2025 | Data source: CSS (Campus Safety and Security), OPE
On-campus Arrests Statistics at New Jersey Colleges
StateEnrollmentTotal ArrestsRate per 1000 StudentsWeapons (carrying, processing, etc.)Drug Law ViolationLiquor Law Violation
Bergen Community College11,80100.00000
Berkeley College-Woodland Park2,00700.00000
Bloomfield College91000.00000
Brookdale Community College9,91600.00000
Brookdale Community College - Culinary Center-0-000
Brookdale Community College - Long Branch-0-000
Rowan College at Burlington County - Mount Laurel Campus-0-000
Rowan College at Burlington County - Mt. Holly Campus-0-000
Caldwell University1,86400.00000
Camden County College7,59100.00000
Camden County College - Camden City Campus-0-000
Camden County College - Regional Emergency Training Center-0-000
Centenary University1,45300.00000
American Institute-Clifton73500.00000
County College of Morris6,06900.00000
Drew University2,22600.00000
Essex County College6,79000.00000
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus7,60720.26200
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus - Fairleigh Dickinson University-Vancouver Campus-0-000
Felician University2,23620.89002
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus2,77820.72110
Georgian Court University1,91000.00000
Rowan University19,66090.46144
Rowan University - Cooper Medical School of Rowan University-0-000
Rowan University - Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine - Stratford (Rowan-Virtua SOM - Stratford)-1-010
Rowan University - West Campus (South Jersey Technology Park)-0-000
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus5,39000.00000
Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing18100.00000
Hudson County Community College7,22900.00000
Hudson County Community College - North Hudson Campus-0-000
New Jersey City University5,83330.51300
Kean University13,35210.07100
Kean University - Ocean County College-1-010
Mercer County Community College6,21900.00000
Middlesex College - New Brunswick Center-0-000
Monmouth University4,98110.20010
Montclair State University22,57000.00000
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools57200.00000
New Jersey Institute of Technology13,00710.08100
Ocean County College7,42910.13010
Passaic County Community College5,16500.00000
Princeton University8,92200.00000
Ramapo College of New Jersey5,52110.18100
Rider University4,08330.73300
Rider University - Westminster Choir College of Rider University-0-000
Rutgers University-Camden5,77620.35110
Rutgers University-New Brunswick50,617140.28572
Rutgers University-Newark10,80910.09100
Rutgers University-Newark - Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences at Newark-11-830
Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology1500.00000
Capital Health School of Nursing5300.00000
Saint Peter's University3,67300.00000
Seton Hall University9,49400.00000
Seton Hall University - Seton Hall Law School-0-000
Saint Elizabeth University1,00900.00000
Raritan Valley Community College6,58700.00000
Stevens Institute of Technology8,84210.11001
Stockton University8,78800.00000
Stockton University - Stockton University Atlantic City-0-000
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro50000.00000
Thomas Edison State University7,58700.00000
The College of New Jersey7,65210.13001
UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ8,08100.00000
UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ - Elizabeth Campus-0-000
UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ - Plainfield Campus-0-000
William Paterson University of New Jersey9,42630.32300
Sussex County Community College2,22000.00000
Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield11700.00000
Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill32800.00000
Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City27300.00000
Pillar College55400.00000
Jersey College4,08900.00000
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Atlantic Care-0-000
Chamberlain University-New Jersey1,31610.76010
Innovate Salon Academy15300.00000
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine56700.00000
Salon Professional Academy14300.00000
Total541,4081430.26312110
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