75 Hate Crimes Occured at Massachusetts College Campuses

For the calendar year 2023, 75 hate crimes occured at Massachusetts colleges. Hate Crimes includes Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter, Rape, Fondling, Incest, Statutory Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft, Arson, Simple Assault, Larceny, Intimidation, and Destruction / Damage / Vandalism.

For all hate crimes, there were 49 on-campus, 11 non-campus, 15 public property, and 21 residence hall hate crimes occured last year. (The number for on-campus hate crimes includes residence hall hate crimes).

Hate Crimes statistics at Massachusetts Colleges
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Rate per 1000 Students
Total75491115210.11
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter00000-
Rape00000-
Fondling00000-
Incest00000-
Statutory Rape00000-
Robbery00000-
Aggravated Assault400400.01
Burglary00000-
Motor Vehicle Theft00000-
Arson101000.00
Simple Assault1562730.02
Larceny330020.00
Intimidation20170370.03
Destruction / Damage / Vandalism32238190.05
Rate Per 1000 Students0.110.070.020.020.03-
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Hate Crimes Statistics for Massachusetts Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the hate crimes 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 Hate Crimes Statistics at Massachusetts Colleges
StateEnrollmentTotal Hate CrimesRate per 1000 StudentsMurder/Non-negligent manslaughterRapeFondlingIncestStatutory RapeRobberyAggravated AssaultBurglaryMotor Vehicle TheftArsonSimple AssaultLarcenyIntimidationDestruction / Damage / Vandalism
Hult International Business School2,00300.0000000000000000
Hult International Business School - London Undergraduate Campus-0-00000000000000
American International College2,14200.0000000000000000
Amherst College1,91042.0900000000000103
Anna Maria College1,33200.0000000000000000
Assabet Valley Regional Technical School4800.0000000000000000
Assumption University2,04600.0000000000000000
Babson College3,94310.2500000000000010
Bancroft School of Massage Therapy5100.0000000000000000
Bay Path University2,64300.0000000000000000
Bentley University5,26400.0000000000000000
Berklee College of Music8,44800.0000000000000000
Berklee College of Music - Valencia Campus-0-00000000000000
Boston Architectural College78700.0000000000000000
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc16900.0000000000000000
Boston College15,28000.0000000000000000
Boston University36,62420.0500000000000002
Boston University - Boston University Medical Campus-0-00000000000000
Boston University - School of Social Work, Bedford-0-00000000000000
Brandeis University5,30240.7500000000000022
Bridgewater State University9,55050.5200000000001004
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing15200.0000000000000000
Bunker Hill Community College8,54500.0000000000000000
Bunker Hill Community College - Chelsea Campus-0-00000000000000
Cape Cod Community College2,60400.0000000000000000
Cape Cod Community College - Plymouth Aviation-0-00000000000000
Cape Cod Community College - Funeral Service Program Campus-0-00000000000000
Clark University4,12410.2400000000000001
Curry College1,99400.0000000000000000
Dean College1,15100.0000000000000000
National Aviation Academy of New England21000.0000000000000000
Eastern Nazarene College45848.7300000000000031
Emerson College5,67000.0000000000000000
Emmanuel College2,05900.0000000000000000
Endicott College4,25400.0000000000000000
Fisher College1,50100.0000000000000000
Fitchburg State University6,29600.0000000000000000
Framingham State University4,02800.0000000000000000
Gordon College1,61000.0000000000000000
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary1,37300.0000000000000000
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary - Boston Campus-0-00000000000000
Hampshire College71700.0000000000000000
Harvard University30,38630.1000000000001110
Harvard University - Longwood Campus-0-00000000000000
College of the Holy Cross3,03500.0000000000000000
Lasell University1,52700.0000000000000000
Lesley University3,13400.0000000000000000
University of Massachusetts-Lowell16,77000.0000000000000000
University of Massachusetts-Lowell - Lowell-Haverhill-0-00000000000000
University of Massachusetts-Amherst31,81010.0300000000001000
University of Massachusetts-Boston15,81000.0000000000000000
Massachusetts Bay Community College3,97300.0000000000000000
MCPHS University6,32110.1600000000000001
MCPHS University - MCPHS, Worcester Campus-0-00000000000000
Massachusetts College of Art and Design1,98600.0000000000000000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology11,92030.2500000000000102
Massachusetts Maritime Academy1,36200.0000000000000000
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School1,39410.7200000000000001
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Baystate Regional Campus-0-00000000000000
Merrimack College5,68800.0000000000000000
Middlesex Community College8,28000.0000000000000000
Middlesex Community College - Lowell Campus-0-00000000000000
Mount Holyoke College2,33000.0000000000000000
Mount Wachusett Community College3,20410.3100000000001000
The New England Conservatory of Music78400.0000000000000000
New England Law-Boston1,08300.0000000000000000
Nichols College1,35400.0000000000000000
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts93311.0700000000001000
North Shore Community College4,83300.0000000000000000
North Shore Community College - Lynn Campus-0-00000000000000
Northeastern University31,15930.1000000000001020
Northeastern University - London Campus-0-00000000000000
Northern Essex Community College - Lawrence Campus-0-00000000000000
College of Our Lady of the Elms1,33200.0000000000000000
Quincy College2,60310.3800000000000010
Quinsigamond Community College6,93000.0000000000000000
Regis College2,84200.0000000000000000
Roxbury Community College1,63100.0000000000000000
Salem State University6,23900.0000000000000000
Simmons University5,05320.4000000000000020
Smith College2,83000.0000000000000000
Springfield College2,78500.0000000000000000
Springfield Technical Community College4,56100.0000000000000000
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth7,75900.0000000000000000
Stonehill College2,58400.0000000000000000
Suffolk University6,69700.0000000000000000
Tufts University13,27460.4500000000000033
Tufts University - Boston Health Sciences Campus-0-00000000000000
Tufts University - Grafton Campus-1-00000000000010
Tufts University - School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts-0-00000000000000
Wellesley College2,41800.0000000000000000
Wentworth Institute of Technology4,01800.0000000000000000
Western New England University3,57410.2800000000000001
Westfield State University4,55500.0000000000000000
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)1,77800.0000000000000000
Williams College2,16800.0000000000000000
Worcester Polytechnic Institute7,35330.4100000000000012
Worcester State University5,61100.0000000000000000
Bard College - Bard College at Simon's Rock-0-00000000000000
Rob Roy Academy-Worcester12100.0000000000000000
Motoring Technical Training Institute32800.0000000000000000
Urban College of Boston72800.0000000000000000
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering40200.0000000000000000
Total678,760750.110000000000631723
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