1,338 Hate Crimes Occured at U.S. College Campuses

For the calendar year 2023, 1,338 hate crimes occured at U.S. 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 1,119 on-campus, 58 non-campus, 161 public property, and 317 residence hall hate crimes occured last year. (The number for on-campus hate crimes includes residence hall hate crimes).

Hate Crimes statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	1,338	1,119	58	161	317	0.02
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	3	0	0	3	0	0.00
Rape	11	6	0	5	6	0.00
Fondling	2	2	0	0	1	0.00
Incest	0	0	0	0	0	-
Statutory Rape	0	0	0	0	0	-
Robbery	5	3	0	2	0	0.00
Aggravated Assault	29	15	1	13	3	0.00
Burglary	4	1	3	0	0	0.00
Motor Vehicle Theft	5	0	0	5	0	0.00
Arson	3	1	1	1	1	0.00
Simple Assault	167	112	18	37	20	0.00
Larceny	34	29	1	4	16	0.00
Intimidation	597	505	20	72	129	0.01
Destruction / Damage / Vandalism	478	445	14	19	141	0.01
Rate Per 1000 Students	0.02	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	-

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

Hate Crimes Statistics by State

The following table summarizes and compares the number of hate crimes. It only includes on-campus incidents, excluding ones at non-campus and pubic properties. You can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the column title.

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

On-campus Hate Crimes by State
State	Enrollment	Total Hate Crimes	Rate per 1000 Students	Rape	Fondling	Robbery	Aggravated Assault	Burglary	Arson	Simple Assault	Larceny	Intimidation	Destruction / Damage / Vandalism
Alaska	279,062	8	0.03	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	2
Alabama	1,036,569	9	0.01	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	2
Arkansas	313,492	3	0.02	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
American Samoa	3,770	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona	2,332,432	13	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	6
California	7,152,807	139	0.02	0	0	1	2	0	0	19	5	45	67
Colorado	727,476	66	0.10	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	52	8
Connecticut	872,933	4	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
District of Columbia	820,203	13	0.02	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	5
Delaware	269,642	3	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Florida	8,356,879	11	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	3
Federated States of Micronesia	10,440	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Georgia	2,055,690	17	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	10	4
Guam	4,400	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hawaii	210,445	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Iowa	856,257	11	0.02	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	2
Idaho	400,141	8	0.02	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	1
Illinois	2,155,191	34	0.02	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	16	13
Indiana	4,972,568	25	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2	5	10
Kansas	804,101	14	0.02	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	6
Kentucky	1,534,562	3	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
Louisiana	718,413	15	0.03	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Massachusetts	1,318,321	49	0.06	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	17	23
Maryland	1,583,194	31	0.02	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	13	16
Maine	223,528	1	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Marshall Islands	2,432	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michigan	1,713,421	23	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13	8
Minnesota	731,592	33	0.05	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	1	14	11
Missouri	1,527,782	13	0.01	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	4
Northern Marianas	3,759	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mississippi	440,020	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Montana	199,626	17	0.09	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	10
North Carolina	1,891,977	20	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	6
North Dakota	115,435	1	0.02	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Nebraska	416,442	12	0.03	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	3
New Hampshire	276,434	6	0.02	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3
New Jersey	1,786,503	24	0.02	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	8
New Mexico	406,837	9	0.02	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	4
Nevada	561,178	1	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
New York	4,053,066	122	0.04	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	2	62	51
Ohio	1,607,197	31	0.02	4	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	7	11
Oklahoma	564,998	1	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Oregon	808,927	46	0.07	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	7	31
Pennsylvania	1,813,706	73	0.05	1	0	0	1	0	1	5	0	30	35
Puerto Rico	773,423	3	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
Palau	387	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rhode Island	206,283	6	0.03	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3
South Carolina	955,729	14	0.01	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	9
South Dakota	70,851	3	0.04	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Tennessee	934,663	12	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	5
Texas	10,555,094	32	0.00	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	18	12
Utah	1,762,033	12	0.01	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	3	4
Virginia	2,843,961	36	0.02	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	24	4
Virgin Islands	33,655	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vermont	70,044	19	0.31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	13
Washington	1,135,958	43	0.04	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	14	26
Wisconsin	1,063,457	26	0.03	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	16	8
West Virginia	288,137	3	0.01	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
Wyoming	48,052	1	0.02	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total	78,675,575	1,338	0.02	6	2	3	15	1	1	112	29	505	445

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