Criminal Offenses Statistics at Pennsylvania Colleges

For the calendar year 2023, 1,768 criminal offenses occured at Pennsylvania colleges. The crimial offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.92 at Pennsylvania college campues.

Of the 1,115 total on-campus criminal offenses at Pennsylvania colleges,

There were no murders on Pennsylvania college campuses.
There were 602 sexual assault incluing rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape. The sexual assault crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.65 at Pennsylvania college campuses.
There were 36 robberies, and the robbery crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.04 at Pennsylvania college campuses.
There were 181 aggravated assaults, and the aggravated assaults crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.20 at Pennsylvania college campuses.
There were 159 burglary, and the burglary crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.17 at Pennsylvania college campuses.
There were 111 motor vehicle theft, and the motor vehicle theft rate per 1,000 students is 0.12 at Pennsylvania college campuses.
There were 26 arson, and the arson crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.03 at Pennsylvania college campuses.

For all criminal offenses, there were 1,115 on-campus, 181 non-campus, 472 public property, and 642 residence hall criminal offenses occured last year. (The number for on-campus criminal offenses includes residence hall criminal offenses).

Criminal Offenses statistics at Pennsylvania Colleges
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	1,768	1,115	181	472	642	1.92
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	1	0	0	1	0	0.00
Negligent manslaughter	1	0	0	1	0	0.00
Rape	397	356	28	13	321	0.43
Fondling	273	241	12	20	157	0.30
Incest	0	0	0	0	0	-
Statutory Rape	5	5	0	0	2	0.01
Robbery	137	36	4	97	3	0.15
Aggravated Assault	430	181	120	129	40	0.47
Burglary	168	159	9	0	97	0.18
Motor Vehicle Theft	321	111	7	203	6	0.35
Arson	35	26	1	8	16	0.04
Rate Per 1000 Students	1.92	1.21	0.20	0.51	0.70	-

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics for Pennsylvania Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the criminal offenses 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 Criminal Offenses Statistics at Pennsylvania Colleges
State	Enrollment	Total Criminal Offenses	Rate per 1000 Students	Rape	Fondling	Statutory Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault	Burglary	Motor Vehicle Theft	Arson
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church	285	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Albright College	1,652	10	6.05	1	2	0	1	1	3	2	0
Community College of Allegheny County	10,451	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Community College of Allegheny County - North Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Community College of Allegheny County - Homewood-Brushton Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Allegheny College	1,231	6	4.87	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
The Beauty Institute	61	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DeSales University	2,919	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alvernia University	2,485	5	2.01	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Alvernia University - John R. Post Center at Reading CollegeTowne Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The Beauty Institute-Ambler - The Beauty Institute-Philadelphia	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arcadia University	3,142	6	1.91	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bryn Mawr College	1,666	5	3.00	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
Bucknell University	3,892	26	6.68	21	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bucks County Community College	6,098	1	0.16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bucks County Community College - Upper Bucks Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bucks County Community College - Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Butler County Community College	2,468	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carlow University	2,310	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carnegie Mellon University	15,596	7	0.45	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carnegie Mellon University - Qatar	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cedar Crest College	1,248	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Central Penn College	827	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chatham University	2,319	5	2.16	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chestnut Hill College	1,402	1	0.71	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	724	1	1.38	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Curtis Institute of Music	159	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Delaware County Community College	7,638	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Delaware County Community College - Upper Darby Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Delaware Valley University	2,189	3	1.37	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Dickinson College	2,217	23	10.37	10	9	0	0	0	4	0	0
Douglas Education Center	200	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drexel University	21,703	32	1.47	7	3	0	3	1	4	13	1
Drexel University - Center City Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drexel University - Queen Lane Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Duquesne University	8,137	11	1.35	6	2	0	0	2	1	0	0
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	5,460	16	2.93	4	0	2	1	1	7	0	1
Eastern University	6,981	2	0.29	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Elizabethtown College	2,152	6	2.79	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Empire Beauty School-York	95	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Empire Beauty School-Lancaster	87	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Franklin and Marshall College	1,911	24	12.56	4	8	0	0	7	2	3	0
Franklin and Marshall College - Bath England Campus	-	1	-	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gannon University	4,548	7	1.54	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0
Geneva College	1,258	1	0.79	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Gettysburg College	2,895	19	6.56	10	1	0	0	4	1	0	3
Gratz College	482	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gwynedd Mercy University	2,165	1	0.46	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harcum College	936	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Haverford College	1,424	10	7.02	4	1	0	0	1	4	0	0
Commonwealth Technical Institute	132	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Holy Family University	3,148	1	0.32	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Immaculata University	2,407	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus	9,246	16	1.73	5	4	0	0	5	0	2	0
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus - Punxsutawney Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnson College	627	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Juniata College	1,292	8	6.19	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	0
Keystone College	1,051	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
King's College	1,932	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	7,416	7	0.94	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
La Roche University	2,618	1	0.38	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
La Salle University	3,554	11	3.10	0	1	0	0	0	1	9	0
Lackawanna College	1,939	1	0.52	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Lafayette College	2,764	9	3.26	2	3	0	0	0	3	1	0
Lancaster Bible College	2,455	1	0.41	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lebanon Valley College	2,142	1	0.47	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lehigh Carbon Community College	6,385	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lehigh University	7,590	9	1.19	2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0
Lincoln University	1,848	17	9.20	6	4	0	0	6	1	0	0
UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing	91	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lycoming College	1,063	6	5.64	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
Marywood University	2,850	3	1.05	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Mercyhurst University	2,668	10	3.75	5	4	0	0	1	0	0	0
Messiah University	3,344	11	3.29	2	7	0	0	0	2	0	0
Messiah University - Winding Hill Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Millersville University of Pennsylvania	6,732	1	0.15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Millersville University of Pennsylvania - Ware Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Misericordia University	2,107	7	3.32	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0
Moore College of Art and Design	399	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moravian University	2,658	9	3.39	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	0
Mount Aloysius College	2,967	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muhlenberg College	1,818	5	2.75	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Neumann University	2,171	1	0.46	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northampton County Area Community College	8,695	7	0.81	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0
Northampton County Area Community College - Pocono Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northampton County Area Community College - The Fowler Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology	662	1	1.51	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	3,323	11	3.31	4	2	0	0	2	0	3	0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington	456	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango	332	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre	353	1	2.83	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton	838	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley	954	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona	2,421	10	4.13	5	1	0	0	0	2	2	0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	504	3	5.95	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks	1,944	12	6.17	2	10	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	4,651	7	1.51	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	1
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	1,223	6	4.91	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton	510	2	3.92	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	50,399	113	2.24	42	25	2	1	7	12	20	4
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus - Hershey College of Medicine	-	4	-	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny	361	4	11.08	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto	588	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington	3,095	6	1.94	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill	650	5	7.69	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York	707	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peirce College	872	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts	141	1	7.09	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design	323	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
University of Pennsylvania	28,711	35	1.22	2	2	0	9	7	7	8	0
Cairn University-Langhorne	1,056	2	1.89	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine	3,027	2	0.66	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Community College of Philadelphia	12,224	3	0.25	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford	1,003	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg	1,326	1	0.75	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	1,940	4	2.06	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	34,525	73	2.11	14	10	0	5	23	6	13	2
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc	402	1	2.49	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Point Park University	3,299	2	0.61	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing	55	17	309.09	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0
Reading Area Community College	4,788	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences	270	8	29.63	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0
Robert Morris University	4,737	5	1.06	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rosemont College	777	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Saint Francis University	2,835	8	2.82	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0
Saint Joseph's University	7,201	5	0.69	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Saint Joseph's University - University City Campus	-	2	-	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Saint Vincent College	1,442	3	2.08	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
University of Scranton	4,825	9	1.87	3	4	0	0	1	0	1	0
Seton Hill University	1,984	1	0.50	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sharon Regional School of Nursing	37	6	162.16	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
Laurel Technical Institute	160	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	5,184	4	0.77	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	8,350	3	0.36	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
The Beauty Institute	51	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Susquehanna University	2,247	7	3.12	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swarthmore College	1,644	36	21.90	9	4	0	0	1	12	6	4
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology	1,453	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Temple University	30,205	25	0.83	2	6	0	3	3	6	4	1
Temple University - Health Science Campus	-	18	-	0	8	0	1	0	6	2	1
Temple University - School of Podiatric Medicine	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thiel College	920	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Jefferson University	8,315	11	1.32	0	5	0	2	3	1	0	0
Thomas Jefferson University - Thomas Jefferson University East Falls Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh	90	1	11.11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Ursinus College	1,492	15	10.05	3	8	0	0	0	2	2	0
University of Valley Forge	573	1	1.75	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Valley Forge Military College	86	11	127.91	1	0	0	0	1	8	0	1
Villanova University	10,111	79	7.81	66	4	0	0	3	4	2	0
Washington Health System School of Nursing	39	9	230.77	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0
Washington & Jefferson College	1,162	1	0.86	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Waynesburg University	1,315	3	2.28	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	17,076	28	1.64	7	8	0	0	5	7	1	0
West Chester University of Pennsylvania - West Chester University Philadelphia Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Westminster College	1,203	3	2.49	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Widener University	5,610	18	3.21	1	4	0	1	6	4	1	1
Wilkes University	5,198	2	0.38	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Wilson College	1,694	3	1.77	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
York College of Pennsylvania	3,720	5	1.34	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
YTI Career Institute-York	497	1	2.01	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County	76	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program	69	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania College of Technology	4,307	7	1.63	1	3	0	2	0	0	1	0
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center	174	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine	4,117	9	2.19	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - LECOM at Seton Hill	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jean Madeline Aveda Institute - Neshaminy	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jean Madeline Aveda Institute - University City Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education	288	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jefferson County Dubois Area Vocational Technical Practical Nursing Program	25	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lenape Technical School Practical Nursing Program	71	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center	250	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School	64	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indiana County Technology Center	90	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northern Tier Career Center	37	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hazleton Area Career Center	7	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
UPMC Mercy School of Nursing	305	24	78.69	0	1	0	0	23	0	0	0
Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center	59	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences	1,770	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology	3,558	1	0.28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology - Harrisburg University of Science and Technology - Philadelphia	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Automotive Training Center-Warminster	275	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Empire Beauty School-North Hills	59	1	16.95	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine	649	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Wilkes Barre -South Campus	-	7	-	0	2	0	1	1	2	1	0
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine -Central Danville Campus	-	7	-	0	5	0	0	1	0	1	0
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine-Guthrie Campus	-	3	-	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Geisinger School of Nursing	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine - Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine-West Campus	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Somerset County Technology Center	50	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Metro Beauty Academy	174	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Berks Career & Technology Center	47	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fountain of Youth Academy of Cosmetology	52	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Empire Beauty School-Cheltenham	151	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Studio Incamminati	40	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
American Barber and Beauty Academy	118	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
European Medical School of Massage	23	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
European Medical School of Massage - Branch	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health and Technology Training Institute	57	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The Salon Professional Academy	72	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Bloomsburg	-	14	-	5	5	0	0	1	1	0	2
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Lock Haven - Main Campus	-	7	-	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	0
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Mansfield	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Mansfield - Sayre Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania Western University - Pennsylvania Western University: California/Main Campus	-	2	-	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania Western University - Pennsylvania Western University: Clarion Campus	-	1	-	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania Western University - Pennsylvania Western University: Edinboro Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lehigh Career & Technical Institute	12	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	920,821	1,768	1.92	356	241	5	36	181	159	111	26

1,768 Criminal Offenses Occured at Pennsylvania College Campuses

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Criminal Offenses Statistics for Pennsylvania Colleges