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10.08
#1 · Dickinson College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Carlisle, PA
1.19
Median
of 235 schools, Division III
8.5×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
4.74
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list

Top 15

  1. 1Dickinson CollegeDivision III · Centennial Conference · Carlisle, PA10.08
  2. 2Carleton CollegeDivision III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN7.83
  3. 3California Institute of TechnologyDivision III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Pasadena, CA6.86
  4. 4Denison UniversityDivision III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Granville, OH6.13
  5. 5Vassar CollegeDivision III · Liberty League · Poughkeepsie, NY5.69
  6. 6Gettysburg CollegeDivision III · Centennial Conference · Gettysburg, PA5.22
  7. 7Williams CollegeDivision III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Williamstown, MA4.93
  8. 8State University of New York at MorrisvilleDivision III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Morrisville, NY4.88
  9. 9Hamilton CollegeDivision III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Clinton, NY4.76
  10. 10Kenyon CollegeDivision III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Gambier, OH4.74
  11. 11Colby CollegeDivision III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Waterville, ME4.42
  12. 12Macalester CollegeDivision III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN4.37
  13. 13Union College (New York)Division III · Liberty League · Schenectady, NY4.36
  14. 14St. Olaf CollegeDivision III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN4.27
  15. 15Muskingum UniversityDivision III · Ohio Athletic Conference · New Concord, OH4.19

Every school, Division III

0.0010.08
#1 · Dickinson Collegeevery school

The spread across 235 schools; the median is 1.19.

How it is measured

Same method as the lowest-rate list.

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The full list · top 100

#SchoolViolent offences per 1,000 students a yearStudentsSetting
1Dickinson College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Carlisle, PA
10.082,217City
2Carleton College
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN
7.832,069Town
3California Institute of Technology
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Pasadena, CA
6.862,463City
4Denison University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Granville, OH
6.132,405Suburb
5Vassar College
Division III · Liberty League · Poughkeepsie, NY
5.692,456Suburb
6Gettysburg College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Gettysburg, PA
5.222,895Town
7Williams College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Williamstown, MA
4.932,168Town
8State University of New York at Morrisville
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Morrisville, NY
4.882,040Rural
9Hamilton College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Clinton, NY
4.762,048Suburb
10Kenyon College
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Gambier, OH
4.742,184Rural
11Colby College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Waterville, ME
4.422,284Town
12Macalester College
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN
4.372,142City
13Union College (New York)
Division III · Liberty League · Schenectady, NY
4.362,082City
14St. Olaf College
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN
4.273,074Town
15Muskingum University
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · New Concord, OH
4.192,108Rural
16Pacific Lutheran University
Division III · Northwest Conference · Tacoma, WA
4.172,737Suburb
17Christopher Newport University
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Newport News, VA
4.044,503City
18St. Lawrence University
Division III · Liberty League · Canton, NY
4.022,089Town
19Ithaca College
Division III · Liberty League · Ithaca, NY
3.994,828Suburb
20Milwaukee School of Engineering
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Milwaukee, WI
3.952,834City
21Nazareth University
Division III · Empire 8 · Rochester, NY
3.892,439Suburb
22Susquehanna University
Division III · Landmark Conference · Selinsgrove, PA
3.842,247Town
23Bard College
Division III · Liberty League · Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
3.662,922Rural
24The State University of New York at Fredonia
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Fredonia, NY
3.363,220Town
25Elizabethtown College
Division III · Landmark Conference · Elizabethtown, PA
3.212,152Suburb
26St. Norbert College
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · De Pere, WI
3.122,165Suburb
27Johns Hopkins University
Division III · Centennial Conference · Baltimore, MD
3.0630,362City
28Moravian University
Division III · Landmark Conference · Bethlehem, PA
3.042,658City
29Purchase College, State University of New York
Division III · Skyline Conference · Purchase, NY
3.003,229Suburb
30Babson College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Babson Park, MA
2.973,943Suburb
31Penn State University, Altoona
Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference · Altoona, PA
2.952,421City
32Springfield College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Springfield, MA
2.952,785City
33Plattsburgh State University of New York
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Plattsburgh, NY
2.944,417Town
34McDaniel College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Westminster, MD
2.912,882Town
35Delaware Valley University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Doylestown, PA
2.882,189Suburb
36Emory University
Division III · University Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA
2.8315,046City
37Lewis & Clark College
Division III · Northwest Conference · Portland, OR
2.763,526City
38University of California, Santa Cruz
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Santa Cruz, CA
2.7619,764City
39Buffalo State, State University of New York
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Buffalo, NY
2.756,470City
40Hope College
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Holland, MI
2.753,368City
41Salve Regina University
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Newport, RI
2.752,836Suburb
42Plymouth State University
Division III · Little East Conference · Plymouth, NH
2.703,839Town
43University of Lynchburg
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lynchburg, VA
2.592,592City
44Keene State College
Division III · Little East Conference · Keene, NH
2.572,846Town
45Washington and Lee University
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lexington, VA
2.532,277Town
46Colorado College
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Colorado Springs, CO
2.432,173City
47University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Whitewater, WI
2.4111,519Town
48University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · River Falls, WI
2.355,064Town
49University of Rochester
Division III · University Athletic Association · Rochester, NY
2.3412,160City
50Norwich University
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Northfield, VT
2.333,274Rural
51University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Stevens Point, WI
2.318,109Town
52Clark University (Massachusetts)
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Worcester, MA
2.214,124City
53Augustana College (Illinois)
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Rock Island, IL
2.202,484City
54Penn State University, Abington
Division III · United East Conference · Abington, PA
2.203,095Suburb
55Oberlin College
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Oberlin, OH
2.182,976Town
56Chatham University
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Pittsburgh, PA
2.172,319City
57Messiah University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Mechanicsburg, PA
2.173,344Suburb
58State University of New York at Brockport
Division III · Empire 8 · Brockport, NY
2.146,931Town
59State University of New York at Geneseo
Division III · Empire 8 · Geneseo, NY
2.113,928Town
60Trinity University (Texas)
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · San Antonio, TX
2.112,694City
61Drew University
Division III · Landmark Conference · Madison, NJ
2.092,226Suburb
62John Carroll University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · University Heights, OH
2.092,773Suburb
63Johnson & Wales University Charlotte
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Charlotte, NC
2.094,372City
64Johnson & Wales University (Providence)
Division III · Conference of New England · Providence, RI
2.094,372City
65Elmhurst University
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Elmhurst, IL
2.083,906Suburb
66Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College
Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference · Erie, PA
2.003,323Suburb
67Carthage College
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Kenosha, WI
1.992,771City
68Skidmore College
Division III · Liberty League · Saratoga Springs, NY
1.972,776Suburb
69Hamline University
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN
1.952,432City
70Berry College
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Mount Berry, GA
1.882,370Suburb
71Widener University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Chester, PA
1.875,610Suburb
72Arcadia University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Glenside, PA
1.863,142Suburb
73Bridgewater State University
Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Bridgewater, MA
1.859,550Suburb
74University of Scranton
Division III · Landmark Conference · Scranton, PA
1.834,825City
75State University of New York at Oswego
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Oswego, NY
1.796,756Town
76Trinity College (Connecticut)
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Hartford, CT
1.792,276City
77Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Newark, NJ
1.7710,809City
78Salisbury University
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Salisbury, MD
1.767,030Suburb
79University of Mount Union
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Alliance, OH
1.762,169Town
80Endicott College
Division III · Conference of New England · Beverly, MA
1.744,254Suburb
81Baldwin Wallace University
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Berea, OH
1.713,308Suburb
82Salem State University
Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Salem, MA
1.716,239Suburb
83Worcester State University
Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Worcester, MA
1.685,611City
84Misericordia University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Dallas, PA
1.672,107Suburb
85York College (Pennsylvania)
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · York, PA
1.663,720Suburb
86State University of New York at Cortland
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Cortland, NY
1.636,780Town
87University of Southern Maine
Division III · Little East Conference · Gorham, ME
1.627,528City
88Wheaton College (Illinois)
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Wheaton, IL
1.622,799Suburb
89Benedictine University (Illinois)
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Lisle, IL
1.602,989Suburb
90Westfield State University
Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Westfield, MA
1.604,555Suburb
91Framingham State University
Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Framingham, MA
1.584,028City
92Lesley University
Division III · North Atlantic Conference · Cambridge, MA
1.563,134City
93North Central College
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Naperville, IL
1.552,856City
94Stockton University
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Galloway, NJ
1.548,788Rural
95State University of New York at New Paltz
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · New Paltz, NY
1.527,420Town
96Emmanuel College (Massachusetts)
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Boston, MA
1.512,059City
97University of Hartford
Division III · Conference of New England · West Hartford, CT
1.505,913City
98Concordia University Chicago
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · River Forest, IL
1.475,066Suburb
99Mount Holyoke College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · South Hadley, MA
1.472,330Suburb
100Eastern Connecticut State University
Division III · Little East Conference · Willimantic, CT
1.453,979Town
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