State University of New York at New Paltz: Crime & Safety

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State University of New York at New Paltz LogoD- State University of New York at New Paltz is a public school in New Paltz, New York with about 6,960 students and 1,270 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 data, State University of New York at New Paltz is a very dangerous place. American School Search gives this school grade "D-" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus experiences serious problems with forcible sex offenses, additionally, there are certain problems with nonforcible sex offenses.

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Criminal Offenses at State University of New York at New Paltz 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
12
0
0.4%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
7
0
0.3%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
0
0
0.0%

Motor Vehicle Theft
0
0
0.0%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
1
0
0.1%

Drug Law Violation
2
0
0.2%

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 State University of New York at New Paltz 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 State University of New York at New Paltz campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at State University of New York at New Paltz, 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.

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Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY
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CUNY Queens CollegeCUNY Queens CollegeQueens, NY
Over 17,100 students. Generally safe campus. Our mark for campus security: B-. ACT 25 to enroll.

CUNY Brooklyn CollegeCUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, NY
About 14,200 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A. ACT 26 to enroll.

CUNY Hunter CollegeCUNY Hunter CollegeNew York City, NY
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Fordham UniversityFordham UniversityBronx, NY
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Roughly 3,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. ACT 24 to enroll.

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Over 3,000 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

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Approximately 7,100 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

Vassar CollegeVassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY
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About 100 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security: A.

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Over 2,000 students. Relatively safe campus. Our mark for campus security: C+. ACT 22 to enroll.

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Approximately 100 students. Relatively safe campus. Our mark for campus security: C+.

Bard CollegeBard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY
More than 2,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F.

Orange County Community CollegeOrange County Community CollegeMiddletown, NY
More than 5,000 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

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Roughly 1,700 students. Relatively safe campus. Our rating for campus security is C+.

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Roughly 4,500 students. Relatively safe campus. Our grade for campus security is C+. ACT 24 to enroll.

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