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Table 7

MARYLAND

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by University and College, 2016

University/College Campus Student
enrollment1
Violent
crime
Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter
Rape
(revised
definition)2
Rape
(legacy
definition)3
Robbery Aggravated
assault
Property
crime
Burglary Larceny-
theft
Motor
vehicle
theft
Arson4
Bowie State University 5,430 3 0 0 2 1 46 23 22 1 0
Coppin State University 3,108 6 0 0 3 3 77 16 55 6 0
Frostburg State University 5,756 10 0 0 3 7 44 4 39 1 0
Hagerstown Community College 4,276 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morgan State University 7,725 6 0 0 3 3 105 3 102 0 0
Salisbury University 8,671 2 0 2 0 0 70 3 67 0 0
St. Mary's College 1,735 3 0 2 0 1 69 8 59 2 7
Towson University 22,284 2 0 1 1 0 76 8 68 0 0
University of Baltimore 6,229 0 0 0 0 0 36 1 35 0 0
University of Maryland: Baltimore City 6,329 6 0 0 2 4 77 1 74 2 0
Baltimore County 13,839 0 0 0 0 0 79 5 73 1
College Park 38,140 18 0 4 4 10 341 26 297 18 0
Eastern Shore 4,465 9 0 6 1 2 62 29 33 0 0
  • 1 The student enrollment figures provided by the United States Department of Education are for the 2015 school year, the most recent available. The enrollment figures include full-time and part-time students.
  • 2 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the revised Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
  • 3 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the legacy UCR definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
  • 4 The FBI does not publish arson data unless it receives data from either the agency or the state for all 12 months of the calendar year.
  • NOTE: Caution should be exercised in making any intercampus comparisons or ranking schools because university/college crime statistics are affected by a variety of factors. These include demographic characteristics of the surrounding community, ratio of male to female students, number of on-campus residents, accessibility of the campus to outside visitors, size of enrollment, etc.

Data Declaration

Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.