1,544 Arrests Occured at Pennsylvania College Campuses

For the calendar year 2023, 1,544 arrests made at Pennsylvania colleges. The arrest rate per 1,000 students is 1.68 at Pennsylvania college campues. By violation type, there were 65 weapon-related arrests, 511 drug law violation arrests, and 968 liquor law violation arrests.

Of the 1,147 total on-campus arrests at Pennsylvania colleges,

  • 2.53% were weapon-related, and the on-campus weapon-related arrests rate per 1,000 students is 0.03.
  • 25.98% were drug law violation arrests, and the on-campus durg law violation arrest per 1,000 students is 0.32.
  • 71.49% were liquor law vioation arrests, and the on-campus liquor law violation arrest rate per 1,000 students is 0.89.

For all arrests, there were 1,147 on-campus, 82 non-campus, 315 public property, and 714 residence hall arrests made last year. (The number for on-campus arrests includes residence hall arrests).

Arrests statistics at Pennsylvania Colleges
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Rate per 1000 Students
Total1,5441,147823157141.68
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)6529112540.07
Drug Law Violation511298621511360.55
Liquor Law Violation96882091395741.05
Rate Per 1000 Students1.681.250.090.340.78-
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Arrests Statistics for Pennsylvania Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the arrests statistics 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 Arrests Statistics at Pennsylvania Colleges
StateEnrollmentTotal ArrestsRate per 1000 StudentsWeapons (carrying, processing, etc.)Drug Law ViolationLiquor Law Violation
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church28500.00000
Albright College1,65200.00000
Community College of Allegheny County10,45120.19200
Community College of Allegheny County - North Campus-2-002
Community College of Allegheny County - Homewood-Brushton Center-0-000
Allegheny College1,23100.00000
The Beauty Institute6100.00000
DeSales University2,91900.00000
Alvernia University2,48500.00000
Alvernia University - John R. Post Center at Reading CollegeTowne Campus-0-000
The Beauty Institute-Ambler - The Beauty Institute-Philadelphia-0-000
Arcadia University3,14200.00000
Bryn Mawr College1,66600.00000
Bucknell University3,89210.26001
Bucks County Community College6,09800.00000
Bucks County Community College - Upper Bucks Campus-0-000
Bucks County Community College - Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks-0-000
Butler County Community College2,46800.00000
Carlow University2,31000.00000
Carnegie Mellon University15,59680.51053
Carnegie Mellon University - Qatar-0-000
Cedar Crest College1,24800.00000
Central Penn College82711.21100
Chatham University2,31900.00000
Chestnut Hill College1,40200.00000
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania72422.76200
Curtis Institute of Music15900.00000
Delaware County Community College7,63810.13100
Delaware County Community College - Upper Darby Center-0-000
Delaware Valley University2,18900.00000
Dickinson College2,21700.00000
Douglas Education Center20000.00000
Drexel University21,70300.00000
Drexel University - Center City Campus-0-000
Drexel University - Queen Lane Campus-0-000
Duquesne University8,137101.23064
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania5,460274.950522
Eastern University6,98100.00000
Elizabethtown College2,15200.00000
Empire Beauty School-York9500.00000
Empire Beauty School-Lancaster8700.00000
Franklin and Marshall College1,91110.52010
Franklin and Marshall College - Bath England Campus-0-000
Gannon University4,54800.00000
Geneva College1,25800.00000
Gettysburg College2,89582.76026
Gratz College48200.00000
Gwynedd Mercy University2,16500.00000
Harcum College93600.00000
Haverford College1,42400.00000
Commonwealth Technical Institute132215.15011
Holy Family University3,14800.00000
Immaculata University2,40700.00000
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus9,246374.001927
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus - Punxsutawney Campus-0-000
Johnson College62700.00000
Juniata College1,29200.00000
Keystone College1,05110.95010
King's College1,93200.00000
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania7,416547.281746
La Roche University2,61800.00000
La Salle University3,55400.00000
Lackawanna College1,93900.00000
Lafayette College2,76410.36001
Lancaster Bible College2,45500.00000
Lebanon Valley College2,14200.00000
Lehigh Carbon Community College6,38500.00000
Lehigh University7,59050.66005
Lincoln University1,84800.00000
UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing9100.00000
Lycoming College1,06300.00000
Marywood University2,85000.00000
Mercyhurst University2,66820.75002
Messiah University3,34400.00000
Messiah University - Winding Hill Campus-0-000
Millersville University of Pennsylvania6,732192.820316
Millersville University of Pennsylvania - Ware Center-0-000
Misericordia University2,10762.85042
Moore College of Art and Design39900.00000
Moravian University2,65810.38001
Mount Aloysius College2,96700.00000
Muhlenberg College1,81800.00000
Neumann University2,17100.00000
Northampton County Area Community College8,695111.27056
Northampton County Area Community College - Pocono Campus-1-010
Northampton County Area Community College - The Fowler Campus-0-000
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology66200.00000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College3,32320.60002
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington45600.00000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango33200.00000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre35300.00000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton83800.00000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley95400.00000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona2,4213313.630924
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver504713.89007
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks1,94421.03002
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg4,65181.72053
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine1,22321.64020
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton51023.92020
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus50,3992294.54165163
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus - Hershey College of Medicine -18-0180
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny36138.31003
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto58811.70010
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington3,095113.550011
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill65023.08020
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York70700.00000
Peirce College87200.00000
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts14100.00000
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design32300.00000
University of Pennsylvania28,71130.10300
Cairn University-Langhorne1,05600.00000
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine3,02700.00000
Community College of Philadelphia12,22400.00000
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford1,00321.99002
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg1,32600.00000
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown1,9402010.310416
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus34,525340.980430
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc40200.00000
Point Park University3,29900.00000
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing5500.00000
Reading Area Community College4,78830.63030
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences27013.70010
Robert Morris University4,73761.27033
Rosemont College77700.00000
Saint Francis University2,83510.35001
Saint Joseph's University7,20100.00000
Saint Joseph's University - University City Campus-0-000
Saint Vincent College1,44200.00000
University of Scranton4,82530.62003
Seton Hill University1,98400.00000
Sharon Regional School of Nursing37381.08120
Laurel Technical Institute160212.50020
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania5,1845410.4201440
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania8,350617.310754
The Beauty Institute5100.00000
Susquehanna University2,24731.34030
Swarthmore College1,644116.690110
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology1,45342.75040
Temple University30,20540.13130
Temple University - Health Science Campus-3-300
Temple University - School of Podiatric Medicine-0-000
Thiel College92000.00000
Thomas Jefferson University8,31510.12100
Thomas Jefferson University - Thomas Jefferson University East Falls Campus-0-000
Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh9000.00000
Ursinus College1,49210.67100
University of Valley Forge57300.00000
Valley Forge Military College8600.00000
Villanova University10,11160.59006
Washington Health System School of Nursing3900.00000
Washington & Jefferson College1,16200.00000
Waynesburg University1,31500.00000
West Chester University of Pennsylvania17,07621812.77012206
West Chester University of Pennsylvania - West Chester University Philadelphia Center-0-000
Westminster College1,20300.00000
Widener University5,61000.00000
Wilkes University5,19800.00000
Wilson College1,69400.00000
York College of Pennsylvania3,720133.491210
YTI Career Institute-York49700.00000
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County7600.00000
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program69114.49010
Pennsylvania College of Technology4,307133.020211
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center17400.00000
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine4,11700.00000
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - LECOM at Seton Hill-0-000
Jean Madeline Aveda Institute - Neshaminy-0-000
Jean Madeline Aveda Institute - University City Campus-0-000
York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education28826.94020
Jefferson County Dubois Area Vocational Technical Practical Nursing Program255200.00050
Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing Program7100.00000
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center250728.00052
Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School6400.00000
Indiana County Technology Center90111.11010
Northern Tier Career Center3700.00000
Hazleton Area Career Center700.00000
UPMC Mercy School of Nursing3051239.342100
Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center59116.95100
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences1,77000.00000
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology3,55800.00000
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology - Harrisburg University of Science and Technology - Philadelphia-0-000
Automotive Training Center-Warminster27500.00000
Empire Beauty School-North Hills5900.00000
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine64900.00000
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Wilkes Barre -South Campus-14-0113
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine -Central Danville Campus-0-000
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine-Guthrie Campus-0-000
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Geisinger School of Nursing-0-000
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine-West Campus-0-000
Somerset County Technology Center5000.00000
Metro Beauty Academy17400.00000
Berks Career & Technology Center4700.00000
Fountain of Youth Academy of Cosmetology5200.00000
Empire Beauty School-Cheltenham15100.00000
Studio Incamminati4000.00000
American Barber and Beauty Academy11800.00000
European Medical School of Massage2300.00000
European Medical School of Massage - Branch-0-000
Health and Technology Training Institute57352.63300
The Salon Professional Academy7200.00000
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Bloomsburg-55-01342
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Lock Haven - Main Campus-6-033
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Mansfield-0-000
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Mansfield - Sayre Campus-1-010
Pennsylvania Western University - Pennsylvania Western University: California/Main Campus-3-021
Pennsylvania Western University - Pennsylvania Western University: Clarion Campus-9-027
Pennsylvania Western University - Pennsylvania Western University: Edinboro Campus-14-1310
Lehigh Career & Technical Institute12201,666.672180
Total920,8211,5441.6829298820
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