1,115 Campus Safety and Securlty Related Incidents Occured at Pennsylvania College Campuses

For the calendar year 2023, a total of 12,794 incidents related to campus safety and securty occured at Pennsylvania colleges. It includes criminal offenses, arrests, diciplinary actions, VAWA (Violence Against Women Act), and hate crimes.

By subject, there were 1,768 criminal offenses, 1,544 arrests, 8,299 disciplinary actions, 1,101 VAWA, and 82 hate crimes at Pennsylvania colleges.

When limited to on-campus, there were 11,441 incidents reported. By incident type, 1,115 criminal offenses, 1,147 arrests, 8,069 disciplinary actions, 1,037 VAWA, and 73 hate crimes. In adddition, there were 88 fires reporeted at Pennsylvania colleges.

Campus Safety and Security Matters Summary at Pennsylvania Colleges
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Reported2Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests1,5441,14782315714-1.68
Criminal Offenses1,7681,115181472642-1.92
Disciplinary Actions8,2998,0691121188,069-9.01
VAWA31,1011,0372935778-1.20
Hate Crimes82731830-0.09
Total12,79411,44140594810,233-13.89
Rate Per 1000 Students13.8912.420.441.0311.11--
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 and Security Matters for Pennsylvania Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the the number of incidents related to campus safety between colleges in Pennsylvania. 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 Criminal Offenses and Safety Matters at Pennsylvania Colleges
StateEnrollmentTotal IncidentsRate per 1000 StudentsArrestsCriminal OffensesDisciplinary ActionsVAWAHate Crimes
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church285 517.5400410
Albright College1,652 10764.770109520
Community College of Allegheny County10,451 20.1920000
Community College of Allegheny County - North Campus- 2-20000
Community College of Allegheny County - Homewood-Brushton Center- 0-00000
Allegheny College1,231 6149.55065410
The Beauty Institute61 00.0000000
DeSales University2,919 3511.99003500
Alvernia University2,485 9939.84059400
Alvernia University - John R. Post Center at Reading CollegeTowne Campus- 3-00300
The Beauty Institute-Ambler - The Beauty Institute-Philadelphia- 0-00000
Arcadia University3,142 5316.87064520
Bryn Mawr College1,666 3420.41052630
Bucknell University3,892 30778.8812627181
Bucks County Community College6,098 20.3301001
Bucks County Community College - Upper Bucks Campus- 0-00000
Bucks County Community College - Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks- 1-00100
Butler County Community College2,468 20.8100110
Carlow University2,310 52.1600500
Carnegie Mellon University15,596 835.328751116
Carnegie Mellon University - Qatar- 2-00020
Cedar Crest College1,248 1612.82001420
Central Penn College827 3137.48103000
Chatham University2,319 3816.39053030
Chestnut Hill College1,402 2215.69012100
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania724 2534.53212020
Curtis Institute of Music159 00.0000000
Delaware County Community College7,638 10.1310000
Delaware County Community College - Upper Darby Center- 0-00000
Delaware Valley University2,189 11652.990310652
Dickinson College2,217 10647.8102360230
Douglas Education Center200 00.0000000
Drexel University21,703 39518.2003234896
Drexel University - Center City Campus- 0-00000
Drexel University - Queen Lane Campus- 0-00000
Duquesne University8,137 10212.5410117380
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania5,460 10218.68271646130
Eastern University6,981 13519.340212850
Elizabethtown College2,152 4319.98063250
Empire Beauty School-York95 00.0000000
Empire Beauty School-Lancaster87 00.0000000
Franklin and Marshall College1,911 15179.02124109161
Franklin and Marshall College - Bath England Campus- 1-01000
Gannon University4,548 14732.320713730
Geneva College1,258 53.9701400
Gettysburg College2,895 26691.88819225140
Gratz College482 00.0000000
Gwynedd Mercy University2,165 4219.40013830
Harcum College936 1920.30001810
Haverford College1,424 5135.810103830
Commonwealth Technical Institute132 215.1520000
Holy Family University3,148 82.5401700
Immaculata University2,407 249.97002310
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus9,246 25327.363716186140
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus - Punxsutawney Campus- 1-01000
Johnson College627 11.5900100
Juniata College1,292 5240.25083860
Keystone College1,051 1312.37101200
King's College1,932 3216.56003110
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania7,416 19125.7654712280
La Roche University2,618 4316.42014200
La Salle University3,554 12635.4501111230
Lackawanna College1,939 6634.04016410
Lafayette College2,764 17964.761916360
Lancaster Bible College2,455 124.8901380
Lebanon Valley College2,142 115.14011000
Lehigh Carbon Community College6,385 10.1600001
Lehigh University7,590 30239.795927981
Lincoln University1,848 13573.0501710990
UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing91 00.0000000
Lycoming College1,063 3331.04068190
Marywood University2,850 8329.12037730
Mercyhurst University2,668 7728.8621052130
Messiah University3,344 3911.6601113150
Messiah University - Winding Hill Campus- 1-00010
Millersville University of Pennsylvania6,732 13219.6119110633
Millersville University of Pennsylvania - Ware Center- 0-00000
Misericordia University2,107 4320.41673000
Moore College of Art and Design399 00.0000000
Moravian University2,658 7929.72196720
Mount Aloysius College2,967 51.6900500
Muhlenberg College1,818 7139.05056231
Neumann University2,171 3817.50013340
Northampton County Area Community College8,695 8910.241176560
Northampton County Area Community College - Pocono Campus- 1-10000
Northampton County Area Community College - The Fowler Campus- 0-00000
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology662 11.5101000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College3,323 4914.7521124120
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington456 12.1900010
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango332 39.0400030
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre353 12.8301000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton838 11.1900010
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley954 44.1900022
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona2,421 13455.35331081100
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver504 2243.65731020
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks1,944 13368.4221211234
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg4,651 9620.64877740
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine1,223 3125.35262030
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton510 917.6522230
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus50,399 1,31626.11229113910613
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus - Hershey College of Medicine - 26-184040
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny361 1747.0934640
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto588 46.8010300
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington3,095 4012.921161661
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill650 2640.00251090
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York707 11.4100010
Peirce College872 00.0000000
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts141 17.0901000
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design323 26.1900020
University of Pennsylvania28,711 1465.093359864
Cairn University-Langhorne1,056 43.7902110
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine3,027 20.6602000
Community College of Philadelphia12,224 30.2503000
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford1,003 113112.662010740
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg1,326 43.0201300
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown1,940 4824.742042400
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus34,525 3309.563473193282
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc402 12.4901000
Point Park University3,299 8525.77028300
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing55 17309.09017000
Reading Area Community College4,788 51.0430020
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences270 933.3318000
Robert Morris University4,737 6413.51655030
Rosemont College777 1215.44001200
Saint Francis University2,835 248.47181320
Saint Joseph's University7,201 18525.690517730
Saint Joseph's University - University City Campus- 4-02200
Saint Vincent College1,442 128.3203900
University of Scranton4,825 13227.363911730
Seton Hill University1,984 2914.62012701
Sharon Regional School of Nursing37 11297.3036020
Laurel Technical Institute160 212.5020000
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania5,184 11221.605445400
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania8,350 13516.176136560
The Beauty Institute51 00.0000000
Susquehanna University2,247 14765.4237123113
Swarthmore College1,644 12777.251136541610
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology1,453 1611.01401200
Temple University30,205 2548.41425211104
Temple University - Health Science Campus- 29-318080
Temple University - School of Podiatric Medicine- 1-00100
Thiel College920 4447.83004400
Thomas Jefferson University8,315 121.44111000
Thomas Jefferson University - Thomas Jefferson University East Falls Campus- 78-017700
Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh90 111.1101000
Ursinus College1,492 9060.321156842
University of Valley Forge573 1729.67011501
Valley Forge Military College86 28325.580111601
Villanova University10,111 76976.066792584242
Washington Health System School of Nursing39 9230.7709000
Washington & Jefferson College1,162 2723.24012510
Waynesburg University1,315 4433.46034100
West Chester University of Pennsylvania17,076 74143.3921828467262
West Chester University of Pennsylvania - West Chester University Philadelphia Center- 0-00000
Westminster College1,203 1814.96031500
Widener University5,610 7112.6601839113
Wilkes University5,198 407.70023800
Wilson College1,694 63.5403210
York College of Pennsylvania3,720 11831.7213585150
YTI Career Institute-York497 12.0101000
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County76 113.1600100
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program69 114.4910000
Pennsylvania College of Technology4,307 8820.431376404
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center174 00.0000000
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine4,117 153.6409060
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - LECOM at Seton Hill- 10-001000
Jean Madeline Aveda Institute - Neshaminy- 0-00000
Jean Madeline Aveda Institute - University City Campus- 0-00000
York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education288 724.3120500
Jefferson County Dubois Area Vocational Technical Practical Nursing Program25 15600.00501000
Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing Program71 00.0000000
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center250 1768.00701000
Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School64 462.5000400
Indiana County Technology Center90 111.1110000
Northern Tier Career Center37 381.0800300
Hazleton Area Career Center7 1142.8600010
UPMC Mercy School of Nursing305 37121.311224010
Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center59 116.9510000
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences1,770 00.0000000
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology3,558 61.6901140
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology - Harrisburg University of Science and Technology - Philadelphia- 0-00000
Automotive Training Center-Warminster275 00.0000000
Empire Beauty School-North Hills59 116.9501000
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine649 11.5400010
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Wilkes Barre -South Campus- 24-147021
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine -Central Danville Campus- 7-07000
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine-Guthrie Campus- 3-03000
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Geisinger School of Nursing- 1-01000
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine-West Campus- 1-01000
Somerset County Technology Center50 24480.00002400
Metro Beauty Academy174 00.0000000
Berks Career & Technology Center47 121.2800100
Fountain of Youth Academy of Cosmetology52 00.0000000
Empire Beauty School-Cheltenham151 213.2500020
Studio Incamminati40 00.0000000
American Barber and Beauty Academy118 00.0000000
European Medical School of Massage23 00.0000000
European Medical School of Massage - Branch- 0-00000
Health and Technology Training Institute57 352.6330000
The Salon Professional Academy72 00.0000000
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Bloomsburg- 105-551422140
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Lock Haven - Main Campus- 47-673310
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Mansfield- 25-002500
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Mansfield - Sayre Campus- 2-10010
Pennsylvania Western University - Pennsylvania Western University: California/Main Campus- 68-325940
Pennsylvania Western University - Pennsylvania Western University: Clarion Campus- 25-911410
Pennsylvania Western University - Pennsylvania Western University: Edinboro Campus- 19-140410
Lehigh Career & Technical Institute12 201,666.67200000
Total920,82111,44112.421,1471,1158,0691,03773
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