For the calendar year 2023, 179 arrests made at Massachusetts colleges. The arrest rate per 1,000 students is 0.26 at Massachusetts college campues. By violation type, there were 24 weapon-related arrests, 50 drug law violation arrests, and 105 liquor law violation arrests.
Of the 100 total on-campus arrests at Massachusetts colleges,
For all arrests, there were 100 on-campus, 13 non-campus, 66 public property, and 3 residence hall arrests made last year. (The number for on-campus arrests includes residence hall arrests).
| Total | On-Campus | Non-Campus | Public Properties | Residence Halls1 | Rate per 1000 Students | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 179 | 100 | 13 | 66 | 3 | 0.26 |
| Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0.04 |
| Drug Law Violation | 50 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 0.07 |
| Liquor Law Violation | 105 | 78 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Rate Per 1000 Students | 0.26 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.00 | - |
The following table summarizes and compares the arrests statistics between colleges in Massachusetts. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.
| State | Enrollment | Total Arrests | Rate per 1000 Students | Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) | Drug Law Violation | Liquor Law Violation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hult International Business School | 2,003 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hult International Business School - London Undergraduate Campus | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American International College | 2,142 | 1 | 0.47 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amherst College | 1,910 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anna Maria College | 1,332 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assabet Valley Regional Technical School | 48 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assumption University | 2,046 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babson College | 3,943 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bancroft School of Massage Therapy | 51 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bay Path University | 2,643 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bentley University | 5,264 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Berklee College of Music | 8,448 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Berklee College of Music - Valencia Campus | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston Architectural College | 787 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc | 169 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston College | 15,280 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston University | 36,624 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Boston University - Boston University Medical Campus | - | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston University - School of Social Work, Bedford | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandeis University | 5,302 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bridgewater State University | 9,550 | 3 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing | 152 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bunker Hill Community College | 8,545 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bunker Hill Community College - Chelsea Campus | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cape Cod Community College | 2,604 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cape Cod Community College - Plymouth Aviation | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cape Cod Community College - Funeral Service Program Campus | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark University | 4,124 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curry College | 1,994 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean College | 1,151 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| National Aviation Academy of New England | 210 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eastern Nazarene College | 458 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emerson College | 5,670 | 1 | 0.18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel College | 2,059 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Endicott College | 4,254 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fisher College | 1,501 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fitchburg State University | 6,296 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Framingham State University | 4,028 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon College | 1,610 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary | 1,373 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary - Boston Campus | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hampshire College | 717 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvard University | 30,386 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvard University - Longwood Campus | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| College of the Holy Cross | 3,035 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lasell University | 1,527 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lesley University | 3,134 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 16,770 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell - Lowell-Haverhill | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 31,810 | 76 | 2.39 | 0 | 3 | 73 |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston | 15,810 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts Bay Community College | 3,973 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MCPHS University | 6,321 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MCPHS University - MCPHS, Worcester Campus | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 1,986 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 11,920 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | 1,362 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | 1,394 | 2 | 1.43 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Baystate Regional Campus | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merrimack College | 5,688 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Middlesex Community College | 8,280 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Middlesex Community College - Lowell Campus | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mount Holyoke College | 2,330 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mount Wachusett Community College | 3,204 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The New England Conservatory of Music | 784 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Law-Boston | 1,083 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nichols College | 1,354 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 933 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Shore Community College | 4,833 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Shore Community College - Lynn Campus | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northeastern University | 31,159 | 5 | 0.16 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Northeastern University - London Campus | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Essex Community College - Lawrence Campus | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms | 1,332 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy College | 2,603 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinsigamond Community College | 6,930 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regis College | 2,842 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roxbury Community College | 1,631 | 1 | 0.61 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Salem State University | 6,239 | 3 | 0.48 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Simmons University | 5,053 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith College | 2,830 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Springfield College | 2,785 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Springfield Technical Community College | 4,561 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 7,759 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stonehill College | 2,584 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suffolk University | 6,697 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tufts University | 13,274 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tufts University - Boston Health Sciences Campus | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tufts University - Grafton Campus | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tufts University - School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wellesley College | 2,418 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | 4,018 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western New England University | 3,574 | 1 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Westfield State University | 4,555 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | 1,778 | 2 | 1.12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Williams College | 2,168 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 7,353 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Worcester State University | 5,611 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bard College - Bard College at Simon's Rock | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Roy Academy-Worcester | 121 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motoring Technical Training Institute | 328 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Urban College of Boston | 728 | 1 | 1.37 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | 402 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 678,760 | 179 | 0.26 | 11 | 11 | 78 |