A glance at policing on Ohio’s college campuses

On campus crimes reported on local university campuses

Universities and local law enforcement are required by the federal Clery Act to report alleged crimes, along with arrests and disciplinary actions that occur on campus every year. Here are the figures, compiled from three years of data for the 2011 through 2013 calendar years. Comparisons among colleges and universities using Clery Act data, however, are difficult for a number of reasons, including the fact that schools have different proportions of students who live on campus.

Cedarville University

  • Average enrollment: 3,379
  • Campus police force: 10
  • Total crimes: 29
  • Crime rate: 2.9 per 1,000 students
  • Forcible sexual assaults: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Aggravated assaults: 0
  • Burglaries: 28
  • Arsons: 0
  • Arrests: 0
  • Disciplines: 4; 4 for liquor

Central State University

  • Average enrollment: 2,241
  • Campus police force: 12
  • Total crimes: 136
  • Crime rate: 20.1 per 1,000 students
  • Forcible sexual assaults: 3
  • Robberies: 1
  • Aggravated assaults: 49
  • Burglaries: 124
  • Arsons: 1
  • Arrests: 150; 80 for drugs, 51 for liquor, 19 for weapons
  • Disciplines: 48; 26 for drugs, 16 for liquor, 6 for weapons

University of Cincinnati

  • Average enrollment: 33,685
  • Campus police force: 72
  • Total crimes: 210
  • Crime rate: 2.1 per 1,000 students
  • Forcible sexual assaults: 51
  • Robberies: 29
  • Aggravated assaults: 29
  • Burglaries: 80
  • Arsons: 9
  • Arrests: 448; 299 for drugs, 113 for liquor, 36 for weapons
  • Disciplines: 799; 94 for drugs, 685 for liquor, 0 for weapons

University of Dayton

  • Average enrollment: 11,013
  • Campus police force: 31
  • Total crimes: 153
  • Crime rate: 4.6 per 1,000 students
  • Forcible sexual assaults: 25
  • Robberies: 9
  • Aggravated assaults: 21
  • Burglaries: 85
  • Arsons: 10
  • Arrests: 327; 116 for drugs, 207 for liquor, 4 for weapons
  • Disciplines: 3,331; 583 for drugs, 2,747 for liquor, 1 for weapons

Miami University

  • Average enrollment: 17,660
  • Campus police force: 24
  • Total crimes: 191
  • Crime rate: 3.6 per 1,000 students
  • Forcible sexual assaults: 45
  • Robberies: 2
  • Aggravated assaults: 14
  • Burglaries: 119
  • Arsons: 4
  • Arrests: 671; 262 for drugs, 407 for liquor, 2 for weapons
  • Disciplines: 1,310; 55 for drugs, 1,255 for liquor, 0 for weapons

Ohio State University

  • Average enrollment: 56,907
  • Campus police force: Did not respond
  • Total crimes: 280
  • Crime rate: 1.6 per 1,000 students
  • Forcible sexual assaults: 88
  • Robberies: 45
  • Aggravated assaults: 17
  • Burglaries: 85
  • Arsons: 21
  • Arrests: 836; 189 for drugs, 630 for liquor, 17 for weapons
  • Disciplines: 6,636; 1,079 for drugs, 5,553 for liquor, 10 for weapons

Ohio University

  • Average enrollment: 27,463
  • Campus police force: 27
  • Total crimes: 161
  • Crime rate: 2.0 per 1,000 students
  • Forcible sexual assaults: 34
  • Robberies: 8
  • Aggravated assaults: 5
  • Burglaries: 96
  • Arsons: 15
  • Arrests: 1,165; 451 for drugs, 711 for liquor, 3 for weapons
  • Disciplines: 2,109; 431 for drugs, 1,666 for liquor, 12 for weapons

Sinclair Community College

  • Average enrollment: 18,911
  • Campus police force: 20
  • Total crimes: 27
  • Crime rate: 0.5 per 1,000 students
  • Forcible sexual assaults: 1
  • Robberies: 4
  • Aggravated assaults: 4
  • Burglaries: 9
  • Arsons: 1
  • Arrests: 98; 73 for drugs, 7 for liquor, 15 for weapons
  • Disciplines: 24; 20 for drugs, 2 for liquor, 2 for weapons

Wittenberg University

  • Average enrollment: 1,928
  • Campus police force: Did not respond
  • Total crimes: 65
  • Crime rate: 11.2 per 1,000 students
  • Forcible sexual assaults: 34
  • Robberies: 4
  • Aggravated assaults: 5
  • Burglaries: 33
  • Arsons: 2
  • Arrests: 40; 11 for drugs, 29 for liquor, 0 for weapons
  • Disciplines: 425; 69 for drugs, 356 for liquor, 0 for weapons

Wright State University

  • Average enrollment: 17,247
  • Campus police force: 20
  • Total crimes: 105
  • Crime rate: 2.0 per 1,000 students
  • Forcible sexual assaults: 26
  • Robberies: 2
  • Aggravated assaults: 3
  • Burglaries: 67
  • Arsons: 1
  • Arrests: 112; 46 for drugs, 65 for liquor, 1 for weapons
  • Disciplines: 744; 339 for drugs, 399 for liquor, 6 for weapons

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