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Highest violent-offence rates

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All divisionsDivision IDivision IIDivision III
7.01
#1 · Indiana University Indianapolis
Division I · Horizon League · Indianapolis, IN
0.89
Median
of 355 schools, Division I
7.9×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
4.08
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1Indiana University IndianapolisDivision I · Horizon League · Indianapolis, IN7.01
  2. 2Dartmouth CollegeDivision I · The Ivy League · Hanover, NH6.39
  3. 3Bucknell UniversityDivision I · Patriot League · Lewisburg, PA5.88
  4. 4Delaware State UniversityDivision I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Dover, DE5.44
  5. 5University of UtahDivision I · Big 12 Conference · Salt Lake City, UT4.86
  6. 6Mount St. Mary's UniversityDivision I · Metro Conference · Emmitsburg, MD4.84
  7. 7University of Arkansas, Pine BluffDivision I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Pine Bluff, AR4.32
  8. 8Stanford UniversityDivision I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA4.31
  9. 9University of New MexicoDivision I · Mountain West Conference · Albuquerque, NM4.12
  10. 10Vanderbilt UniversityDivision I · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN4.08
  11. 11The Ohio State UniversityDivision I · Big Ten Conference · Columbus, OH4.01
  12. 12Prairie View A&M UniversityDivision I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Prairie View, TX3.86
  13. 13Furman UniversityDivision I · Southern Conference · Greenville, SC3.78
  14. 14Yale UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT3.77
  15. 15University of IowaDivision I · Big Ten Conference · Iowa City, IA3.51

Every school, Division I

0.007.01
#1 · Indiana University Indianapolisevery school

The spread across 355 schools; the median is 0.89.

How it is measured

Same method as the lowest-rate list.

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#SchoolViolent offences per 1,000 students a yearStudentsSetting
1Indiana University Indianapolis
Division I · Horizon League · Indianapolis, IN
7.0125,497City
2Dartmouth College
Division I · The Ivy League · Hanover, NH
6.396,746Town
3Bucknell University
Division I · Patriot League · Lewisburg, PA
5.883,892Town
4Delaware State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Dover, DE
5.445,828City
5University of Utah
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Salt Lake City, UT
4.8635,260City
6Mount St. Mary's University
Division I · Metro Conference · Emmitsburg, MD
4.842,499Rural
7University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Pine Bluff, AR
4.322,100Town
8Stanford University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA
4.3118,446Suburb
9University of New Mexico
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Albuquerque, NM
4.1222,700City
10Vanderbilt University
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN
4.0813,456City
11The Ohio State University
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Columbus, OH
4.0160,046City
12Prairie View A&M University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Prairie View, TX
3.869,517Rural
13Furman University
Division I · Southern Conference · Greenville, SC
3.782,505Suburb
14Yale University
Division I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT
3.7715,081City
15University of Iowa
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Iowa City, IA
3.5130,042City
16University of Virginia
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Charlottesville, VA
3.4625,924Suburb
17High Point University
Division I · Big South Conference · High Point, NC
3.426,052City
18University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Princess Anne, MD
3.362,844Town
19Tulane University
Division I · American Conference · New Orleans, LA
3.0613,078City
20Siena University
Division I · Metro Conference · Loudonville, NY
3.053,623Suburb
21Mercyhurst University
Division I · Northeast Conference · Erie, PA
3.042,668City
22Virginia Commonwealth University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA
3.0428,238City
23University of Kentucky
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Lexington, KY
3.0332,703City
24Villanova University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Villanova, PA
3.0210,111Suburb
25Rice University
Division I · American Conference · Houston, TX
2.988,556City
26University of Dayton
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Dayton, OH
2.9211,304City
27Eastern Michigan University
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Ypsilanti, MI
2.6413,324Suburb
28The University of Tulsa
Division I · American Conference · Tulsa, OK
2.643,559City
29University of California, Berkeley
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Berkeley, CA
2.6145,699City
30University of Montana
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Missoula, MT
2.5610,327City
31University of New Hampshire
Division I · America East Conference · Durham, NH
2.5613,626Town
32Western Carolina University
Division I · Southern Conference · Cullowhee, NC
2.5111,628Town
33Stonehill College
Division I · Northeast Conference · Easton, MA
2.492,584Suburb
34Butler University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Indianapolis, IN
2.445,763City
35Elon University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Elon, NC
2.447,207Suburb
36Northern Illinois University
Division I · Horizon League · DeKalb, IL
2.4215,504Suburb
37St. Bonaventure University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Saint Bonaventure, NY
2.422,603Town
38North Carolina Central University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Durham, NC
2.337,965City
39University of North Carolina Asheville
Division I · Big South Conference · Asheville, NC
2.292,925City
40University of California, Davis
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Davis, CA
2.2539,707Suburb
41University of Kansas
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Lawrence, KS
2.2528,406City
42Brown University
Division I · The Ivy League · Providence, RI
2.1711,516City
43Longwood University
Division I · Big South Conference · Farmville, VA
2.174,545Town
44University of Colorado Boulder
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Boulder, CO
2.1741,432City
45Lafayette College
Division I · Patriot League · Easton, PA
2.162,764Suburb
46South Carolina State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Orangeburg, SC
2.163,041Town
47University of California, Los Angeles
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA
2.1546,678City
48University of California, Santa Barbara
Division I · Big West Conference · Santa Barbara, CA
2.1426,068Suburb
49Marist University
Division I · Metro Conference · Poughkeepsie, NY
2.106,452Suburb
50Texas State University
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Marcos, TX
2.1038,722City
51University of Michigan
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Ann Arbor, MI
2.0652,065City
52University of Evansville
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Evansville, IN
2.052,109City
53West Virginia University
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Morgantown, WV
2.0424,200City
54Mercer University
Division I · Southern Conference · Macon, GA
2.039,124City
55Bradley University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Peoria, IL
2.025,217City
56Bryant University
Division I · America East Conference · Smithfield, RI
2.023,592Suburb
57Loyola University Maryland
Division I · Patriot League · Baltimore, MD
1.975,107City
58College of the Holy Cross
Division I · Patriot League · Worcester, MA
1.923,035City
59Cornell University
Division I · The Ivy League · Ithaca, NY
1.9226,264City
60Winthrop University
Division I · Big South Conference · Rock Hill, SC
1.914,694City
61Creighton University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Omaha, NE
1.908,255City
62Pepperdine University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Malibu, CA
1.869,545Suburb
63University of Alabama at Birmingham
Division I · American Conference · Birmingham, AL
1.8321,160City
64Coppin State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Baltimore, MD
1.812,101City
65Northern Arizona University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Flagstaff, AZ
1.7828,186City
66Boston College
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chestnut Hill, MA
1.7715,280City
67Texas A&M University, College Station
Division I · Southeastern Conference · College Station, TX
1.7476,633City
68University of Northern Colorado
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Greeley, CO
1.739,067City
69The Citadel
Division I · Southern Conference · Charleston, SC
1.673,727City
70Pennsylvania State University
Division I · Big Ten Conference · University Park, PA
1.6650,399City
71Niagara University
Division I · Metro Conference · Niagara University, NY
1.654,221Suburb
72Xavier University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Cincinnati, OH
1.646,000City
73University of California, Irvine
Division I · Big West Conference · Irvine, CA
1.6236,582City
74Indiana State University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Terre Haute, IN
1.608,304City
75University of Southern California
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA
1.5747,147City
76Alcorn State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Lorman, MS
1.562,894Rural
77University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Division I · Horizon League · Green Bay, WI
1.5210,326City
78University of Northern Iowa
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Cedar Falls, IA
1.519,013City
79Saint Louis University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Saint Louis, MO
1.4717,202City
80Drake University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Des Moines, IA
1.464,504City
81Michigan State University
Division I · Big Ten Conference · East Lansing, MI
1.4651,316City
82University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Division I · America East Conference · Baltimore, MD
1.4614,148Suburb
83Eastern Illinois University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Charleston, IL
1.458,804Town
84Indiana University, Bloomington
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Bloomington, IN
1.4547,527City
85North Carolina State University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Raleigh, NC
1.4437,323City
86University of Richmond
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA
1.433,776City
87Merrimack College
Division I · Metro Conference · North Andover, MA
1.425,688Suburb
88University of Denver
Division I · West Coast Conference · Denver, CO
1.4013,387City
89Wake Forest University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Winston-Salem, NC
1.399,121City
90William & Mary
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Williamsburg, VA
1.399,762Suburb
91Texas Southern University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Houston, TX
1.388,469City
92University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Knoxville, TN
1.3736,304City
93Colorado State University
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fort Collins, CO
1.3633,500City
94Montana State University-Bozeman
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Bozeman, MT
1.3616,960City
95Providence College
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Providence, RI
1.364,635City
96Saint Francis University
Division I · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Loretto, PA
1.352,835Rural
97University of the Pacific
Division I · West Coast Conference · Stockton, CA
1.346,755City
98Jacksonville University
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Jacksonville, FL
1.333,957City
99Morgan State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Baltimore, MD
1.339,808City
100University at Albany
Division I · America East Conference · Albany, NY
1.3316,880City
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