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Compare campus crime rates

Input up to 5 colleges to compare their crime rates. We’ll show you sobering official statistics on rape, murder, assault, and robberies committed on campus over the last several years. Hover over the crime to see how the Department of Education defines it.

See our full article on campus crime for a detailed breakdown.

    Burglaries & robberies (total)

    This crime is defined as follows by Campus Safety and Security: “Robbery is taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.

    Burglary is the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft.”

    Crime rates are taken from the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security (CSS), which is data reported by all universities that receive Title IX funding in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Higher Education Opportunity Act.

    Rape (total)

    This crime is defined as follows by Campus Safety and Security: “The penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus, with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim.”

    Crime rates are taken from the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security (CSS), which is data reported by all universities that receive Title IX funding in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Higher Education Opportunity Act.

    Murder & non-negligent manslaughter (total)

    This crime is defined as follows by Campus Safety and Security: “The willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another.”

    Crime rates are taken from the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security (CSS),which is data reported by all universities that receive Title IX funding in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Higher Education Opportunity Act.

    Robbery (total)

    This crime is defined as follows by Campus Safety and Security: “Robbery is taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.

    Burglary is the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft.”

    Crime rates are taken from the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security (CSS), which is data reported by all universities that receive Title IX funding in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Higher Education Opportunity Act.

    Aggravated assault (total)

    This crime is defined as follows by Campus Safety and Security: “An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm.”

    Crime rates are taken from the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security (CSS), which is data reported by all universities that receive Title IX funding in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Higher Education Opportunity Act.