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SUNY Plattsburgh Campus Crime Statistics

Campus Safety: It's Everyone's Concern

The University Police Department at SUNY Plattsburgh submits monthly crime reports to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. This data is then submitted to the United States Department of Justice for the Uniform Crime Report.

The following statistics reflect the number of offenses reported by University Police, college officials, and area law enforcement according to the reporting periods required by the Title II - Crime Awareness and Security Act. The definitions for these offenses can be found in the Uniform Crime Reports, which are printed annually by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice.

University Police prepares this report annually and it is electronically available here.

Crime stat information can also be obtained from the U.S. Department of Education Website.

Campus Crime Statistics and Other Offenses

 

Offenses (reported) - Total On-Campus 2008 2007 2006
Aggravated Assault 2 0 4
Arson 0 0 0
Burglary 43 21 50
Non-forcible Sex offenses 0 0 0
Negligent Manslaughter 0 0 0
Motor Vehicle Theft 1 0 0
Murder (Non-negligent Manslaughter) 0 0 0
Forcible sex offenses 2 3 10
Robbery 0 0 0

 

Offenses (reported) - Student Residence 2008 2007 2006
Aggravated Assault 0 0 4
Arson 0 0 0
Burglary 35 10 35
Non-forcible Sex offenses 0 0 0
Negligent Manslaughter 0 0 0
Motor Vehicle Theft 0 0 0
Murder (Non-negligent Manslaughter) 0 0 0
Forcible sex offenses 2 2 9
Robbery 0 0 0

 

Offenses (reported) - Adjoining Public Property 2008 2007 2006
Aggravated Assault 2 0 1
Arson 0 0 0
Burglary 0 0 0
Non-forcible Sex offenses 0 0 0
Negligent Manslaughter 0 0 0
Motor Vehicle Theft 1 0 0
Murder (Non-negligent Manslaughter) 0 0 0
Forcible sex offenses 0 1 0
Robbery 0 0 0

 

Offenses (reported) - Non-Campus, i.e. fraternity, sorority,
remote facility		 2008 2007 2006
Aggravated Assault 0 0 1
Arson 0 0 0
Burglary 0 5 0
Non-forcible Sex offenses 0 0 0
Negligent Manslaughter 0 0 0
Motor Vehicle Theft 0 0 0
Murder (Non-negligent Manslaughter) 0 0 0
Forcible sex offenses 0 0 0
Robbery 0 0 0


The information in the preceding columns titled adjoining public property and non-campus includes statistics provided to SUNY Plattsburgh by area law enforcement departments (Plattsburgh City Police, New York State Police and Clinton County Sheriff's Department).

Hate Crime statistics are reported for the following categories: Aggravated Assault, Arson, Burglary, Non-forcible Sex Offenses, Negligent Manslaughter, Motor Vehicle Theft, Murder (Non-negligent Manslaughter), Forcible Sex Offenses, Robbery, other crimes involving bodily injury, Larceny-theft, Sample Assault, Intimidation, and Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of property.

There were four hate crimes reported in 2008. One was in the category of Aggravated Assault, National Origin (public property). One was in the category of Intimidation, Sexual Orientation (on campus residence hall). One was in the category of Intimidation, Race (on-campus residence hall). One was in the category of Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property, Race (on-campus residence hall).

There were no hate crimes reported in 2007.

There were three hate crimes reported in 2006. One was in the category of Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property, Religion. One was in the category of Intimidation, Race. One was in the category of Intimidation, Religion.

The following statistics represent data concerning the number of arrests and judicial referrals for the following crimes occurring on campus, adjoining public property and non-campus i.e. fraternity, sorority, remote facility. These statistics also include area law enforcement information.

Number of Arrests - Total On-Campus 2008 2007 2006
Liquor Law Violations 7 7 9
Drug Law Violations 24 19 14
Weapons Law Violations 2 2 2

 

Number of Arrests - Student Residence 2008 2007 2006
Liquor Law Violations 3 3 3
Drug Law Violations 11 8 5
Weapons Law Violations 1 3 2

 

Number of Arrests - Adjoining Public Property 2008 2007 2006
Liquor Law Violations 18 *81 *84
Drug Law Violations 3 *2 *5
Weapons Law Violations 0 0 0

Notes:

  1. Categories marked with an asterisk may include statistical information from the
    Plattsburgh City Police Department, which is outside of the CLERY reporting
    jurisdiction. Addresses on some reports were not specific enough to determine the
    exact location but were included in an effort to ensure underreporting did not occur.

 

Number of Arrests - Non-Campus, i.e. fraternity, sorority,
remote facility		 2008 2007 2006
Liquor Law Violations 0 0 0
Drug Law Violations 0 0 0
Weapons Law Violations 0 0 0

 

Number of Judicial Referrals - Total On-Campus 2008 2007 2006
Liquor Law Violations 51 21 32
Drug Law Violations 43 28 25
Weapons Law Violations 9 3 4

 

Number of Judicial Referrals - On-Campus Student Residence 2008 2007 2006
Liquor Law Violations 43 20 30
Drug Law Violations 26 27 21
Weapons Law Violations 7 3 4

 

Number of Judicial Referrals - Adjoining Public Property 2008 2007 2006
Liquor Law Violations 0 2 0
Drug Law Violations 1 0 0
Weapons Law Violations 0 0 0

 

Number of Judicial Referrals - Non-Campus, i.e. fraternity,
sorority, remote facility		 2008 2007 2006
Liquor Law Violations 0 0 1
Drug Law Violations 0 0 0
Weapons Law Violations 0 0 0

View additional Clery Crime Act safety and security information about SUNY Plattsburgh.

Contact Information

Plattsburgh State University Police
 Phone: (518) 564-2022
Fax: (518) 564-4025
Hazing Hotline(518) 564-5555
Vandalism Hotline: (518) 564-2677

In case of an EMERGENCY dial 911

Mailing Address:

University Police Department
SUNY Plattsburgh
101 Broad Street
Plattsburgh, New York 12901
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