Top 500 Ranked Colleges - Safest Public State Universities

Colleges and universities ranked for campus safety on a scale that accounts for severity of a crime as well as frequency of crime. Campus crime statistics below are per 100 students. To find info about a school not listed below, try the site search at the bottom of the page.

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2020	2019	School Name	Aggravated Assault	Arrest	Arson	Burglary	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Vehicle Theft	Local Crime
461 ↓	459	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	0.03	0.35	0.01	0.16		0.01	0.03	0.03	0.26
462 ↓	460	Yakima Valley College	0.12		0.05	0.07		0.05		0.05	0.18
463 ↓	462	Lamar University	0.01	0.44		0.19		0.01	0.01	0.05	0.23
464 ↓	463	University of Iowa	0.04	0.56		0.07		0.04	0.00	0.02	0.08
465	465	Texas State University	0.01	0.75	0.00	0.13		0.01	0.00	0.01	0.12
466 ↓	464	University of Wisconsin-Parkside	0.02	0.64		0.02		0.04			0.10
467	467	University of Memphis	0.04	0.11		0.18		0.01	0.01	0.03	0.37
468 ↑	470	Western Kentucky University	0.01	0.67		0.15		0.02	0.01	0.00	0.12
469 ↑	472	Norfolk State University	0.04	0.14	0.04	0.45		0.04	0.10	0.04	0.17
470 ↓	469	University of Northern Iowa	0.02	0.53	0.02	0.06		1.07		0.01	0.06
471 ↓	468	Morgan State University	0.02	0.19		0.19		0.01	0.16	0.01	0.30
472 ↑	474	Appalachian State University		0.88		0.07		0.02	0.01	0.01	0.08
473 ↓	466	University of North Texas Health Science Center	0.06	0.11				0.06	0.06	0.17	0.18
474	N/A	University of Illinois at Chicago	0.08	0.05		0.05	0.00	0.03	0.11	0.06	0.21
475 ↑	477	Florida State University	0.03	0.42	0.00	0.21		0.01	0.03	0.03	0.23
476 ↓	473	Rutgers University-Newark	0.03	0.28		0.04	0.01	0.03	0.09	0.04	0.22
477 ↑	479	University of Massachusetts-Boston	0.13	0.17		0.03		2.01	0.07		0.19
478 ↓	475	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	0.04	0.44	0.01	0.17		0.03	0.02	0.02	0.16
479 ↓	478	Georgia Gwinnett College	0.04	0.80	0.01	0.03				0.01	0.11
480 ↑	481	California State University-Channel Islands	0.05	0.72		0.12		0.02		0.05	0.04
Incidents per 100 students Local crime is weighed less than campus crime in a school's overall safety ranking. Each city's safety ranking is based on the same categories that are displayed for crimes that take place on campus.

The campus crime statistics published on StateUniversity.com are compiled from crime reports submitted by college/university law enforcement between January 1 and December 31, 2019. College safety ratings based on campus crime can be a useful tool in evaluating a college or university; however, these safety ratings only provide part of the picture. Before making a college decision based on campus crime reports, students are advised to consider other factors, such as overall crime in the neighboring community. Local organizations and law enforcement may be able to provide such additional information.

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