1,215 Criminal Offenses Occured at Massachusetts College Campuses

For the calendar year 2023, 1,215 criminal offenses occured at Massachusetts colleges. The crimial offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.79 at Massachusetts college campues.

Of the 904 total on-campus criminal offenses at Massachusetts colleges,

There were 1 murders, including Non-negligent manslaughter on Massachusetts college campuses.
There were 402 sexual assault incluing rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape. The sexual assault crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.59 at Massachusetts college campuses.
There were 15 robberies, and the robbery crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.02 at Massachusetts college campuses.
There were 91 aggravated assaults, and the aggravated assaults crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.13 at Massachusetts college campuses.
There were 177 burglary, and the burglary crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.26 at Massachusetts college campuses.
There were 204 motor vehicle theft, and the motor vehicle theft rate per 1,000 students is 0.30 at Massachusetts college campuses.
There were 14 arson, and the arson crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.02 at Massachusetts college campuses.

For all criminal offenses, there were 904 on-campus, 92 non-campus, 219 public property, and 466 residence hall criminal offenses occured last year. (The number for on-campus criminal offenses includes residence hall criminal offenses).

Criminal Offenses statistics at Massachusetts Colleges
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	1,215	904	92	219	466	1.79
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	2	1	0	1	0	0.00
Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0	-
Rape	248	224	22	2	197	0.37
Fondling	208	177	15	16	106	0.31
Incest	0	0	0	0	0	-
Statutory Rape	1	1	0	0	1	0.00
Robbery	80	15	3	62	2	0.12
Aggravated Assault	215	91	21	103	31	0.32
Burglary	195	177	18	0	79	0.29
Motor Vehicle Theft	247	204	12	31	41	0.36
Arson	19	14	1	4	9	0.03
Rate Per 1000 Students	1.79	1.33	0.14	0.32	0.69	-

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics for Massachusetts Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the criminal offenses statistics between colleges in Massachusetts. 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 Massachusetts Colleges
State	Enrollment	Total Criminal Offenses	Rate per 1000 Students	Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	Rape	Fondling	Statutory Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault	Burglary	Motor Vehicle Theft	Arson
Hult International Business School	2,003	3	1.50	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Hult International Business School - London Undergraduate Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
American International College	2,142	17	7.94	0	1	1	0	1	10	2	2	0
Amherst College	1,910	19	9.95	0	8	7	0	0	0	2	1	1
Anna Maria College	1,332	1	0.75	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Assabet Valley Regional Technical School	48	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Assumption University	2,046	7	3.42	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0
Babson College	3,943	19	4.82	0	10	3	0	0	0	3	2	1
Bancroft School of Massage Therapy	51	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bay Path University	2,643	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bentley University	5,264	7	1.33	0	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
Berklee College of Music	8,448	7	0.83	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Berklee College of Music - Valencia Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boston Architectural College	787	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc	169	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boston College	15,280	30	1.96	0	17	11	0	0	1	0	1	0
Boston University	36,624	29	0.79	0	6	11	0	0	3	8	0	1
Boston University - Boston University Medical Campus	-	40	-	0	0	22	0	3	14	1	0	0
Boston University - School of Social Work, Bedford	-	1	-	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brandeis University	5,302	8	1.51	0	2	2	0	2	1	1	0	0
Bridgewater State University	9,550	17	1.78	0	7	5	0	0	2	2	1	0
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing	152	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bunker Hill Community College	8,545	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bunker Hill Community College - Chelsea Campus	-	4	-	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0
Cape Cod Community College	2,604	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cape Cod Community College - Plymouth Aviation	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cape Cod Community College - Funeral Service Program Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clark University	4,124	9	2.18	0	3	2	0	0	1	3	0	0
Curry College	1,994	10	5.02	0	2	3	0	0	1	4	0	0
Dean College	1,151	10	8.69	0	7	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
National Aviation Academy of New England	210	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eastern Nazarene College	458	11	24.02	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	0	0
Emerson College	5,670	6	1.06	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Emmanuel College	2,059	4	1.94	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
Endicott College	4,254	6	1.41	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Fisher College	1,501	5	3.33	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
Fitchburg State University	6,296	5	0.79	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Framingham State University	4,028	10	2.48	0	0	6	0	0	0	4	0	0
Gordon College	1,610	3	1.86	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary	1,373	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary - Boston Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hampshire College	717	9	12.55	0	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harvard University	30,386	194	6.38	0	16	6	0	2	11	25	132	2
Harvard University - Longwood Campus	-	8	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0
College of the Holy Cross	3,035	7	2.31	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	1
Lasell University	1,527	8	5.24	0	3	1	0	0	1	3	0	0
Lesley University	3,134	11	3.51	0	5	3	0	0	0	3	0	0
University of Massachusetts-Lowell	16,770	19	1.13	0	5	2	0	0	0	5	7	0
University of Massachusetts-Lowell - Lowell-Haverhill	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
University of Massachusetts-Amherst	31,810	46	1.45	0	11	6	0	1	6	5	16	1
University of Massachusetts-Boston	15,810	2	0.13	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Massachusetts Bay Community College	3,973	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MCPHS University	6,321	1	0.16	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
MCPHS University - MCPHS, Worcester Campus	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Massachusetts College of Art and Design	1,986	4	2.01	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	11,920	10	0.84	0	4	1	0	0	3	1	1	0
Massachusetts Maritime Academy	1,362	2	1.47	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School	1,394	17	12.20	0	0	1	0	0	11	2	3	0
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Baystate Regional Campus	-	4	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Merrimack College	5,688	4	0.70	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Middlesex Community College	8,280	1	0.12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Middlesex Community College - Lowell Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mount Holyoke College	2,330	7	3.00	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mount Wachusett Community College	3,204	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The New England Conservatory of Music	784	5	6.38	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0
New England Law-Boston	1,083	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nichols College	1,354	5	3.69	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	933	3	3.22	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Shore Community College	4,833	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Shore Community College - Lynn Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northeastern University	31,159	27	0.87	0	8	5	0	1	1	9	2	1
Northeastern University - London Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northern Essex Community College - Lawrence Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
College of Our Lady of the Elms	1,332	2	1.50	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Quincy College	2,603	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Quinsigamond Community College	6,930	1	0.14	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Regis College	2,842	3	1.06	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roxbury Community College	1,631	12	7.36	0	0	0	0	1	3	8	0	0
Salem State University	6,239	18	2.89	0	8	3	0	0	1	5	1	0
Simmons University	5,053	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Smith College	2,830	6	2.12	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0
Springfield College	2,785	16	5.75	0	9	1	0	0	0	1	5	0
Springfield Technical Community College	4,561	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	7,759	19	2.45	0	7	5	0	0	4	0	1	2
Stonehill College	2,584	9	3.48	0	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Suffolk University	6,697	4	0.60	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Tufts University	13,274	16	1.21	0	2	1	0	0	2	10	1	0
Tufts University - Boston Health Sciences Campus	-	18	-	0	0	6	0	2	5	5	0	0
Tufts University - Grafton Campus	-	2	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Tufts University - School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts	-	2	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Wellesley College	2,418	2	0.83	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wentworth Institute of Technology	4,018	14	3.48	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	9	0
Western New England University	3,574	3	0.84	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Westfield State University	4,555	14	3.07	0	7	0	0	0	1	1	5	0
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)	1,778	14	7.87	0	3	8	0	0	0	2	0	1
Williams College	2,168	16	7.38	0	6	5	0	0	0	3	0	2
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	7,353	16	2.18	0	2	0	0	0	0	14	0	0
Worcester State University	5,611	13	2.32	1	6	5	0	0	0	1	0	0
Bard College - Bard College at Simon's Rock	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rob Roy Academy-Worcester	121	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Motoring Technical Training Institute	328	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Urban College of Boston	728	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	402	1	2.49	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total	678,760	1,215	1.79	1	224	177	1	15	91	177	204	14

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