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Lowest violent-offence rates

Murder, sex offences, robbery and aggravated assault reported on campus geography, three years averaged, per 1,000 students.

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#1 · Brooklyn College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Brooklyn, NY
0.87
Median
of 813 schools, all divisions
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10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1Brooklyn CollegeDivision III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Brooklyn, NY0.00
  2. 2Cameron UniversityDivision II · Lone Star Conference · Lawton, OK0.00
  3. 3Chaminade UniversityDivision II · Pacific West Conference · Honolulu, HI0.00
  4. 4Concordia University, St. PaulDivision II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · St. Paul, MN0.00
  5. 5East Central UniversityDivision II · Great American Conference · Ada, OK0.00
  6. 6Edgewood UniversityDivision III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Madison, WI0.00
  7. 7Medgar Evers CollegeDivision III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Brooklyn, NY0.00
  8. 8Miami University (Ohio)Division I · Mid-American Conference · Oxford, OH0.00
  9. 9Molloy UniversityDivision II · East Coast Conference · Rockville Centre, NY0.00
  10. 10Mount Saint Mary College (New York)Division III · Skyline Conference · Newburgh, NY0.00
  11. 11Oklahoma Christian UniversityDivision II · Lone Star Conference · Edmond, OK0.00
  12. 12Oral Roberts UniversityDivision I · The Summit League · Tulsa, OK0.00
  13. 13Southern Nazarene UniversityDivision II · Great American Conference · Bethany, OK0.00
  14. 14St. Joseph's University, New York L.I.Division III · Skyline Conference · Patchogue, NY0.00
  15. 15St. Joseph's University NY (Brooklyn)Division III · Skyline Conference · Brooklyn, NY0.00

Every school, all divisions

0.0010.08
#1 · Brooklyn Collegeevery school

The spread across 813 schools; the median is 0.87.

How it is measured

Campuses with at least 2,000 students. Low counts can mean a safe campus or weak reporting; read with the school’s own climate surveys.

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The full list · top 100

#SchoolViolent offences per 1,000 students a yearStudentsSetting
1Brooklyn College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Brooklyn, NY
0.0013,935City
2Cameron University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Lawton, OK
0.003,559City
3Chaminade University
Division II · Pacific West Conference · Honolulu, HI
0.002,602City
4Concordia University, St. Paul
Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · St. Paul, MN
0.005,854City
5East Central University
Division II · Great American Conference · Ada, OK
0.003,200Town
6Edgewood University
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Madison, WI
0.002,001City
7Medgar Evers College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Brooklyn, NY
0.003,846City
8Miami University (Ohio)
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Oxford, OH
0.002,374Suburb
9Molloy University
Division II · East Coast Conference · Rockville Centre, NY
0.004,970Suburb
10Mount Saint Mary College (New York)
Division III · Skyline Conference · Newburgh, NY
0.002,246City
11Oklahoma Christian University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Edmond, OK
0.002,743City
12Oral Roberts University
Division I · The Summit League · Tulsa, OK
0.005,365City
13Southern Nazarene University
Division II · Great American Conference · Bethany, OK
0.002,165Suburb
14St. Joseph's University, New York L.I.
Division III · Skyline Conference · Patchogue, NY
0.004,050City
15St. Joseph's University NY (Brooklyn)
Division III · Skyline Conference · Brooklyn, NY
0.004,050City
16University of Mount Olive
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Mount Olive, NC
0.002,128Rural
17University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon
Division II · Independent · Bayamon, PR
0.002,967City
18University of South Carolina Aiken
Division II · Peach Belt Conference · Aiken, SC
0.003,855Suburb
19Utica University
Division III · Empire 8 · Utica, NY
0.003,733City
20West Liberty University
Division II · Mountain East Conference · West Liberty, WV
0.002,348Rural
21Baruch College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY
0.0219,698City
22Wilmington University (Delaware)
Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · New Castle, DE
0.0214,678Suburb
23Colorado Christian University
Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Lakewood, CO
0.038,254Suburb
24University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Division II · Independent · Mayaguez, PR
0.0310,716City
25Lehman College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Bronx, NY
0.0512,894City
26Yeshiva University
Division III · Skyline Conference · New York, NY
0.056,826City
27York College (New York)
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Jamaica, NY
0.056,161City
28Nicholls State University
Division I · Southland Conference · Thibodaux, LA
0.066,180City
29Southern New Hampshire University
Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Manchester, NH
0.06184,099Suburb
30University of Massachusetts Boston
Division III · Little East Conference · Boston, MA
0.0615,810City
31Belhaven University
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Jackson, MS
0.083,616City
32Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Madison, NJ
0.087,607Suburb
33Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus
Division I · Northeast Conference · Teaneck, NJ
0.087,607Suburb
34Concordia University Irvine
Division II · Pacific West Conference · Irvine, CA
0.093,481City
35Georgia Southwestern State University
Division II · Peach Belt Conference · Americus, GA
0.093,408Town
36University of West Georgia
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Carrollton, GA
0.0912,728Town
37Clarkson University
Division III · Liberty League · Potsdam, NY
0.103,603Town
38LeTourneau University
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Longview, TX
0.103,389City
39McMurry University
Division III · American Southwest Conference · Abilene, TX
0.102,549City
40Northeastern State University
Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · Tahlequah, OK
0.106,466Town
41DeSales University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Center Valley, PA
0.112,919Suburb
42Eastern University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · St Davids, PA
0.116,981Suburb
43Gardner-Webb University
Division I · Big South Conference · Boiling Springs, NC
0.113,125Rural
44Mount Aloysius College
Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference · Cresson, PA
0.112,967Town
45Newman University
Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · Wichita, KS
0.112,787City
46Purdue University Northwest
Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Hammond, IN
0.118,679Suburb
47Long Island University
Division I · Northeast Conference · Brookville, NY
0.1216,322Suburb
48New Mexico Highlands University
Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Las Vegas, NM
0.122,814Town
49Delta State University
Division II · Gulf South Conference · Cleveland, MS
0.132,716Town
50D'Youville University
Division II · East Coast Conference · Buffalo, NY
0.132,544City
51Immaculata University
Division III · Atlantic East Conference · Immaculata, PA
0.132,407Suburb
52Lancaster Bible College
Division III · United East Conference · Lancaster, PA
0.132,455Suburb
53Marywood University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Scranton, PA
0.132,850City
54Carlow University
Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference · Pittsburgh, PA
0.142,310City
55Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · Millersville, PA
0.146,732Suburb
56Northwood University
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Midland, MI
0.142,360City
57Post University
Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Waterbury, CT
0.1421,699City
58John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY
0.1513,510City
59Mississippi University for Women
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Columbus, MS
0.152,227Town
60Southwest Baptist University
Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Bolivar, MO
0.152,155Town
61California State University, Bakersfield
Division I · Big West Conference · Bakersfield, CA
0.169,787City
62Hunter College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY
0.1622,879City
63McNeese State University
Division I · Southland Conference · Lake Charles, LA
0.166,060City
64The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Division I · Southland Conference · Edinburg, TX
0.1631,931City
65University of Missouri-St. Louis
Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · St. Louis, MO
0.1614,800Suburb
66Aurora University
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Aurora, IL
0.175,935Suburb
67Long Beach State University
Division I · Big West Conference · Long Beach, CA
0.1740,278City
68College of Staten Island
Division II · East Coast Conference · Staten Island, NY
0.1810,736City
69University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Division II · Independent · San Juan, PR
0.1811,493City
70Lewis University
Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Romeoville, IL
0.196,636Suburb
71Queens College (New York)
Division II · East Coast Conference · Queens, NY
0.1916,481City
72Regent University
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Virginia Beach, VA
0.1910,168City
73University of Louisiana Monroe
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Monroe, LA
0.198,272City
74Youngstown State University
Division I · Horizon League · Youngstown, OH
0.1911,040City
75California State University, Fresno
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fresno, CA
0.2023,986City
76New Jersey Institute of Technology
Division I · America East Conference · Newark, NJ
0.2013,007City
77University of Texas at El Paso
Division I · Mountain West Conference · El Paso, TX
0.2024,351City
78Holy Family University
Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Philadelphia, PA
0.213,148City
79University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Lafayette, LA
0.2115,345City
80Texas A&M International University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Laredo, TX
0.228,536City
81Troy University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Troy, AL
0.2213,923Town
82Eastern New Mexico University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Portales, NM
0.235,386Town
83Fort Valley State University
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Fort Valley, GA
0.232,763Town
84The University of Southern Mississippi
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Hattiesburg, MS
0.2313,110City
85University of Arkansas, Monticello
Division II · Great American Conference · Monticello, AR
0.232,739Town
86Barry University
Division II · Sunshine State Conference · Miami Shores, FL
0.246,836Suburb
87University of Detroit Mercy
Division I · Horizon League · Detroit, MI
0.245,528City
88University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Menomonie, WI
0.246,951Town
89University of Wisconsin-Superior
Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · Superior, WI
0.242,726Suburb
90California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Pomona, CA
0.2526,848Suburb
91Marshall University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Huntington, WV
0.2511,027City
92Missouri State University
Division I · Conference USA · Springfield, MO
0.2523,418City
93Southern Connecticut State University
Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · New Haven, CT
0.258,820City
94Union University
Division II · Gulf South Conference · Jackson, TN
0.252,674City
95Charleston Southern University
Division I · Big South Conference · Charleston, SC
0.263,545City
96Florida International University
Division I · Conference USA · Miami, FL
0.2653,953Suburb
97Georgia Institute of Technology
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Atlanta, GA
0.2647,946City
98Grand Canyon University
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Phoenix, AZ
0.26107,563City
99North Park University
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Chicago, IL
0.262,624City
100South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Rapid City, SD
0.262,492City
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