Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Ponce: Crime & Safety

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Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Ponce LogoA Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Ponce is a private not-for-profit school in Ponce, Puerto Rico with about 5,780 students and 790 employees.

Our Safety Report for this school is based on the US Department of Education 2023 public data sets for various categories of violent and non-violent crimes committed both on-campus and off-campus over the last three years.

Safety Evaluation

Based on our analysis of the government information, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Ponce is a safe place to be enrolled at. American School Search gives this school grade "A" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus has no significant crime problems.

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Criminal Offenses at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Ponce in 2020 - 2022

Alleged criminal offenses reported to campus security authorities and/or local police
Does not necessarily reflect prosecutions or convictions for crime


Type of Crime or Arrest
On-campus
Off-campus
Crime Chance*

Murder
0
0
0.0%

Neglient Manslaughter
0
0
0.0%

Forcible Sex Offense
0
0
0.0%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
0
0
0.0%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
1
0
0.1%

Motor Vehicle Theft
0
0
0.0%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

Liquor Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

* Crime Chance is American School Search's subjective and approximate estimate for a student's chance of experiencing this crime during their study at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Ponce based on the present enrollment, past crime history, current crime trend, and an assumption that the school reports accurate numbers to the government. Safety Grade is American School Search's subjective evaluation of Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Ponce campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Ponce, or you believe that this college underreports campus crime statistics, then please consider filing a complaint with US Department of Education.

As of May 1st, 2014, fifty five colleges are under investigation for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints. Many of those schools are frequent guests in our exclusive 100 Most Dangerous Colleges list.

Safety in Competing Colleges

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About 11,100 students. Generally safe campus. Our mark for campus security: B.

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Universidad Ana G. Mendez CarolinaUniversidad Ana G. Mendez CarolinaCarolina, PR
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Universidad del Sagrado CorazonUniversidad del Sagrado CorazonSanturce, PR
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About 3,300 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

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More than 900 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security: A.

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More than 200 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

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About 2,300 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

Automeca Technical College PonceAutomeca Technical College PoncePonce, PR
More than 300 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security: A.

Caribbean University PonceCaribbean University PoncePonce, PR
More than 600 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security: A.

Ponce Health Sciences University EastPonce Health Sciences University EastPonce, PR
Around 700 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A.

Inter American University of Puerto Rico PonceInter American University of Puerto Rico PonceMercedita, PR
About 3,300 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

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Approximately 400 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

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Around 300 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security is A.

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Over 300 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

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Around 400 students. Generally safe campus. Our rating for campus security is B.

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More than 400 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

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Approximately 2,300 students. Generally safe campus. Our grade for campus security is B.

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