299 Criminal Offenses Occured at District of Columbia College Campuses

For the calendar year 2023, 299 criminal offenses occured at District of Columbia colleges. The crimial offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.76 at District of Columbia college campues.

Of the 170 total on-campus criminal offenses at District of Columbia colleges,

There were 3 murders, including Non-negligent manslaughter on District of Columbia college campuses.
There were 55 sexual assault incluing rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape. The sexual assault crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.14 at District of Columbia college campuses.
There were 14 robberies, and the robbery crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.04 at District of Columbia college campuses.
There were 18 aggravated assaults, and the aggravated assaults crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.05 at District of Columbia college campuses.
There were 35 burglary, and the burglary crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.09 at District of Columbia college campuses.
There were 30 motor vehicle theft, and the motor vehicle theft rate per 1,000 students is 0.08 at District of Columbia college campuses.
There were 15 arson, and the arson crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.04 at District of Columbia college campuses.

For all criminal offenses, there were 170 on-campus, 3 non-campus, 126 public property, and 70 residence hall criminal offenses occured last year. (The number for on-campus criminal offenses includes residence hall criminal offenses).

Criminal Offenses statistics at District of Columbia Colleges
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	299	170	3	126	70	0.76
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	4	3	0	1	0	0.01
Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0	-
Rape	45	43	1	1	27	0.12
Fondling	29	12	0	17	4	0.07
Incest	0	0	0	0	0	-
Statutory Rape	0	0	0	0	0	-
Robbery	73	14	1	58	0	0.19
Aggravated Assault	30	18	0	12	5	0.08
Burglary	36	35	1	0	21	0.09
Motor Vehicle Theft	67	30	0	37	0	0.17
Arson	15	15	0	0	13	0.04
Rate Per 1000 Students	0.76	0.43	0.01	0.32	0.18	-

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Criminal Offenses Statistics for District of Columbia Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the criminal offenses statistics between colleges in District of Columbia. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.

Last Update: April 22, 2025 | Data source: CSS (Campus Safety and Security), OPE

On-campus Criminal Offenses Statistics at District of Columbia Colleges
State	Enrollment	Total Criminal Offenses	Rate per 1000 Students	Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	Rape	Fondling	Robbery	Aggravated Assault	Burglary	Motor Vehicle Theft	Arson
University of California-Berkeley - University of California Washington Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
American University	13,019	5	0.38	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
The Catholic University of America	5,171	9	1.74	1	5	0	0	0	2	1	0
University of the District of Columbia	3,855	4	1.04	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
University of the District of Columbia - Greenleaf Gardens	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
University of the District of Columbia - David A. Clarke School of Law	-	4	-	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
Gallaudet University	1,364	48	35.19	0	12	4	2	7	6	5	12
George Washington University	25,568	13	0.51	0	7	2	0	3	1	0	0
George Washington University - Mount Vernon Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Georgetown University	20,392	27	1.32	0	5	3	0	1	15	1	2
Georgetown University - Capitol Campus	-	5	-	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0
Georgetown University - Education City, Doha, Qatar	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Howard University	13,416	41	3.06	1	7	0	12	2	2	17	0
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts	25	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johns Hopkins University - JHU Washington Centers, DC	-	2	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Washington University in St Louis - Washington University-D.C. Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Texas A & M University-College Station - Bush School of Government & Public Service, Washington, DC Teaching Site	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The University of Texas at Austin - LBJ Washington Center	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
William & Mary - DC Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eastern Mennonite University - Washington Community Scholars Center	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Institute of World Politics	119	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family	63	9	142.86	1	5	0	0	0	2	1	0
The Chicago School at Washington DC	615	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	390,999	299	0.76	3	43	12	14	18	35	30	15

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