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Campus Crime Statistics for the University of Pennsylvania

 
The Pennsylvania College and University Security Information Act requires the release of crime statistics and rates to students and employees, and it requires that those statistics be available to applicants and new employees upon request. The rate is based on the actual number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) students and employees.
 
The index in the table below is based on incidents per 100,000 people. The University's FTE population for 1995 was 41,378, for 1996 it was 51,585, and for 1997 it was 51,162.

1995

1996

1997

OFFENSES

Offenses Known

Index 100,000

Offenses Known

Index 100,000

Offenses Known

Index 100,000

Criminal Homicide 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forcible Rape 4 9.664 0 0 0 0
Robbery 18 43.488 24 46.512 17 33.218
Aggravated Assault 6 14.496 7 13.566 10 19.54
Simple Assault 33 79.728 27 52.326 34 66.436
Burglary 83 200.528 107 207.366 101 197.354
Theft 1190 2875.04 1096 2124.048 1065 2081.0l0
Motor Vehicle Theft 40 96.64 50 96.9 35 68.39
Attempted MV Theft 13 31.408 8 15.504 4 7.816
Arson 0 0 1 1.938 0 0
Forgery/Counterfeiting 2 4.832 2 3.876 0 0
Fraud 7 16.912 19 36.822 19 37.126
Embezzlement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stolen Property (Buying , Receiving and Possessing) 0 0 1 1.938 3 5.862
Vandalism 228 550.848 171 331.398 172 336.088
Weapons Offenses 3 7.248 5 9.69 1 1.954
Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sex Offenses ( except Rape and Prostitution) 8 19.328 12 23.256 5 9.77
Drug Abuse Violations 1 2.416 3 5.814 2 3.908
Gambling 0 0 0 0 0 0
Offenses Against Family 0 0 0 0 0 0
Driving Under Influence 0 0 2 3.876 0 0
Liquor Laws 17 41.072 63 122.094 44 85.976
Drunkenness (except Liquor Violation Laws) 0 0 1 1.938 1 1.954
Disorderly Conduct 33 79.728 18 34.884 28 54.712
Vagrancy 0 0 0 0 0 0
*All Other Offenses 201 485.616 194 375.972 187 365.398

Note: All other offenses include harassment, harassment by communication, threats, unlawful restraint, loitering, prowling and trespassing.

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