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2019 Sam Houston State University Crime & Safety Report

Is SHSU safe? Below we'll take a look at crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Info in this crime and safety report on SHSU:

Understanding the Crime Stats for SHSU

Crime & Safety Definitions

Our crime statistics come from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The four types of crimes we will be analyzing are violence against women, arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, and disciplinary actions.

Murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and arson are the types of things included in the arrests for major crimes category. The violence against women grouping includes things such as domestic violence, date rape, and stalking. The arrests for possession classification deals with things such as weapons possession, alcohol violations, and drug violations. The disciplinary actions category involves possession of weapons, alcohol violations, and drug violations in the cases where no arrest occurred but some action was taken.

Number of Incidents

It is not unusual for institutions to report that no incidents occurred in some of these categories. In fact, 56% of the schools we cover reported no arrests for major crimes, 67% reported no violence against women, 70% reported no arrests for possession, and 68% reported no disciplinary actions.

Zero incidents of reported crime may be nice to see, but it does not necessarily mean the school is safer, as it could indicate lax reporting. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

SHSU Overall Crime Stats

139 Total Number of Incidents
6.45 Incidents per 1000 Students
Sam Houston State University reported 139 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 21,558, that's 6.45 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes261,6701.214,000.00
Arrests for Possession958804.411,352.94
Violence Against Women133340.601,000.00
Disciplinary Actions52,6700.234,574.85

SHSU Overall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of SHSU crime and safety incidents are in each category.

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Disciplinary actions account for 3.6% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 68.3% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Sam Houston State University resulted in arrests for possession. About 18.7% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 9.4% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how SHSU compares to other colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to each category of crime and safety-related incidents. Note that this does not take school size into account so larger schools are likely to have more incidents.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents)
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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents)
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We can factor in the size of the school and look at the incidents per thousand students as well.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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SHSU Overall Crime by Location

The chart below shows what percentage of SHSU crime and safety incidents happened in each location.

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SHSU On-Campus Crime Stats

98 Total Number of Incidents
4.55 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Sam Houston State University reported 98 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Based on a student body population of 21,558, that's 4.55 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes231,5851.074,000.00
Arrests for Possession588132.69888.89
Violence Against Women133310.601,000.00
Disciplinary Actions42,6450.194,544.91

SHSU On-Campus Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of SHSU on-campus crime and safety incidents are in each category.

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SHSU Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

1 Total Number of Incidents
0.05 Incidents per 1000 Students
Sam Houston State University reported 1 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. That works out to 0.05 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 21,558.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes01640.00333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions11440.05305.56

SHSU Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of SHSU crime and safety incidents by category on affiliated off-campus is shown in the following chart.

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SHSU Residence Hall Crime Stats

64 Total Number of Incidents
2.97 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Sam Houston State University reported 64 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students in residence halls. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Since the number of students at the school that year was 21,558, that's 2.97 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes131670.60101.80
Arrests for Possession357151.62180.35
Violence Against Women121400.5653.89
Disciplinary Actions42,5070.194,029.94

SHSU Residence Hall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of SHSU crime and safety incidents in residence halls are in each category.

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40 Total Number of Incidents
1.86 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Sam Houston State University reported 40 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Huntsville neighborhood. Based on a student body population of 21,558, that's 1.86 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes3670.14666.67
Arrests for Possession372451.721,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The percentage breakdown of SHSU student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding Huntsville neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

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References

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