Penn State Greater Allegheny Crime Statistics -- Are they accurate?

Max Shugerman, Alex Myers, Monique Coates and Shiphra Scales

Official statistics show that few crimes are reported to the Penn State Greater Allegheny police; yet, do these data accurately reflect students’ perceptions, and experiences, of crime on campus? This project captures students’ fear of crime, feelings of safety, and history of victimization at Greater Allegheny, using a survey developed by students in CRIMJ 100 in Fall 2019. This poster will present descriptive statistics from a portion of the survey measuring students’ fear of crime.
Major: 
Surveying Engineering Technology
Exhibition Category: 
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
Greater Allegheny
Faculty Sponsor: 
Kate Mclean
Poster Number: 
141