Most Dangerous Colleges 2010

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---harvard-university_h30jfs — Cambridge, Massachusetts

Total enrollment: 27,651

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 1
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 128
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 151
Aggravated Assaults: 170
Burglaries: 909
Car Thefts: 157
Arsons: 1

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---rutgers-university-newark_lmywty — Newark, New Jersey

Total enrollment: 11,501

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 1
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 28
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 42
Aggravated Assaults: 24
Burglaries: 387
Car Thefts: 95
Arsons: 19

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---university-of-hartford_tew8ex — West Hartford, Connecticut

Total enrollment: 7,212

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 16
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 36
Aggravated Assaults: 21
Burglaries: 221
Car Thefts: 56
Arsons: 0

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---university-of-baltimore_hwphlg — Baltimore, Maryland

Total enrollment: 6,265

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 2
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 55
Aggravated Assaults: 20
Burglaries: 17
Car Thefts: 47
Arsons: 2
Newscom

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---howard-university_biiyh3 — Washington, DC

Total enrollment: 10,573

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 7
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 90
Aggravated Assaults: 27
Burglaries: 160
Car Thefts: 43
Arsons: 0
Newscom

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---north-carolina-central-university_xbciwk — Durham, North Carolina

Total enrollment: 8,587

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 1
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 7
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 42
Aggravated Assaults: 32
Burglaries: 172
Car Thefts: 49
Arsons: 0

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---norfolk-state-university_nbpkux — Norfolk, Virginia

Total enrollment: 6,993

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 1
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 6
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 23
Aggravated Assaults: 11
Burglaries: 151
Car Thefts: 21
Arsons: 12
Kevin Coles

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---morgan-state-university_sxu03e — Baltimore, Maryland

Total enrollment: 7,226

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 1
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 0
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 49
Aggravated Assaults: 13
Burglaries: 133
Car Thefts: 13
Arsons: 0
Newscom

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---new-jersey-institute-of-technology_qtkcie — Newark, New Jersey

Total enrollment: 8,840

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 1
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 1
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 36
Aggravated Assaults: 30
Burglaries: 22
Car Thefts: 110
Arsons: 0
williamhartz

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---illinois-institute-of-technology_cfvkww — Chicago, Illinois

Total enrollment: 7,707

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 7
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 44
Aggravated Assaults: 25
Burglaries: 98
Car Thefts: 38
Arsons: 0
Newscom

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---washington-university_ojh6pc — St. Louis, Missouri

Total enrollment: 13,575

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 1
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 22
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 59
Aggravated Assaults: 30
Burglaries: 159
Car Thefts: 144
Arsons: 1
BRIAN KERSEY

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---massachussetts-institute-of-technology_lkl8zg — Cambridge, Massachusetts

Total enrollment: 10,384

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 18
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 9
Aggravated Assaults: 21
Burglaries: 536
Car Thefts: 21
Arsons: 2

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---johnson-wales-university_m9wxco — Providence, Rhode Island

Total enrollment: 10,709

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 3
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 25
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 35
Aggravated Assaults: 47
Burglaries: 28
Car Thefts: 68
Arsons: 1
krazeeboi

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---temple-university_obg3l0 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Total enrollment: 36,507

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 1
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 34
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 192
Aggravated Assaults: 97
Burglaries: 747
Car Thefts: 56
Arsons: 1
Newscom

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---university-of-pennsylvania_wgxtyt — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Total enrollment: 24,599

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 4
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 27
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 176
Aggravated Assaults: 40
Burglaries: 117
Car Thefts: 28
Arsons: 0

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---brown-university_xwffpb — Providence, Rhode Island

Total enrollment: 8,574

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 18
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 35
Aggravated Assaults: 18
Burglaries: 196
Car Thefts: 16
Arsons: 1

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---columbia-university_awltqq — New York, New York

Total enrollment: 24,230

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 2
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 23
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 93
Aggravated Assaults: 70
Burglaries: 440
Car Thefts: 20
Arsons: 2

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---stanford-university_cdn50i — Palo Alto, California

Total enrollment: 18,498

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 34
Non-forcible Rapes: 2
Robberies: 14
Aggravated Assaults: 36
Burglaries: 466
Car Thefts: 136
Arsons: 14

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---university-of-the-pacific_ap2bv3 — Stockton, California

Total enrollment: 6,401

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 11
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 4
Aggravated Assaults: 11
Burglaries: 126
Car Thefts: 44
Arsons: 10

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---lesley-university_fgbeoe — Cambridge, Massachusetts

Total enrollment: 6,173

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 5
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 23
Aggravated Assaults: 25
Burglaries: 20
Car Thefts: 40
Arsons: 0

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---university-of-michigan-ann-arbor_gcjq2w — Ann Arbor, Michigan

Total enrollment: 41,674

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 1
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 119
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 83
Aggravated Assaults: 225
Burglaries: 230
Car Thefts: 142
Arsons: 20
(Corrects earlier data.)

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---wake-forest-university_hloeyu — Winston Salem, North Carolina

Total enrollment: 7,079

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 17
Non-forcible Rapes: 1
Robberies: 10
Aggravated Assaults: 12
Burglaries: 258
Car Thefts: 15
Arsons: 2

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---depaul-university_x4mvpf — Chicago, Illinois

Total enrollment: 25,072

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 21
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 143
Aggravated Assaults: 56
Burglaries: 87
Car Thefts: 92
Arsons: 4
wallyg

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---yale-university_f6zrq3 — New Haven, Connecticut

Total enrollment: 11,593

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 33
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 47
Aggravated Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 261
Car Thefts: 53
Arsons: 1

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---tulane-university-of-louisiana_igsloj — New Orleans, Louisiana

Total enrollment: 11,464

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 15
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 9
Aggravated Assaults: 56
Burglaries: 199
Car Thefts: 27
Arsons: 2

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/most-dangerous-colleges---university-of-maine_va0gai — Orono, Maine

Total enrollment: 11,894

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 26
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 3
Aggravated Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 100
Car Thefts: 8
Arsons: 54
Newscom

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/north-carolina-a-t-state-university_ety3yp — Greensboro, North Carolina

Total enrollment: 10614

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 1
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 28
Aggravated Assaults: 33
Burglaries: 116
Car Thefts: 27
Arsons: 7

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/southern-university-and-a-m-college_u6mxyk — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Total enrollment: 7,619

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 3
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 10
Aggravated Assaults: 20
Burglaries: 218
Car Thefts: 18
Arsons: 0

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/northeastern-university_uvk4hb — Boston, Massachusetts

Total enrollment: 27537

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 26
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 130
Aggravated Assaults: 72
Burglaries: 120
Car Thefts: 82
Arsons: 6
David Fox / Flickr

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/wayne-state-university_ch0tp9 — Detroit, Michigan

Total enrollment: 31,786

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 20
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 113
Aggravated Assaults: 23
Burglaries: 167
Car Thefts: 384
Arsons: 3

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/university-of-california-berkeley_nltjot — Berkeley, California

Total enrollment: 35,830

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 43
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 124
Aggravated Assaults: 64
Burglaries: 328
Car Thefts: 169
Arsons: 21

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/acc-dangerous-schools---virginia-tech_jwj4nk — Blacksburg, Virginia

Total enrollment: 30,870

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 33
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 16
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 2
Aggravated Assaults: 25
Burglaries: 164
Car Thefts: 8
Arsons: 6

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/buffalo-state-college_tsuwsl — Buffalo, New York

Total enrollment: 11,714

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 22
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 33
Aggravated Assaults: 40
Burglaries: 126
Car Thefts: 29
Arsons: 3
inju / Flickr

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/dangerous-colleges---university-of-california---riverside_mgpk4z — Riverside, California

Total enrollment: 19,384

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 28
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 43
Aggravated Assaults: 39
Burglaries: 169
Car Thefts: 128
Arsons: 16
Ric Francis / AP Photo

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/stress-schools---university-of-chicago_nbe43i — Chicago, Illinois

Total enrollment: 15,094

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 15
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 54
Aggravated Assaults: 16
Burglaries: 204
Car Thefts: 101
Arsons: 1

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/prairie-view-a-m-university_fwavhv — Prairie View, Texas

Total enrollment: 8608

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 7
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 5
Aggravated Assaults: 15
Burglaries: 256
Car Thefts: 30
Arsons: 2

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/fitchburg-state-college_n2xb6k — Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Total enrollment: 7043

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 8
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 2
Aggravated Assaults: 25
Burglaries: 186
Car Thefts: 5
Arsons: 1

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/executive-schools---san-diego-state-university_texclg — San Diego, California

Total enrollment: 32,817

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 1
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 41
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 41
Aggravated Assaults: 74
Burglaries: 161
Car Thefts: 366
Arsons: 7

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/university-of-connecticut_wxjof8 — Storrs, Connecticut

Total enrollment: 25,029

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 30
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 51
Aggravated Assaults: 51
Burglaries: 281
Car Thefts: 134
Arsons: 13
Jessica Hill / AP Photo

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/university-of-illinois-at-chicago_dtwgep — Chicago, Illinois

Total enrollment: 26,840

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 1
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 28
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 90
Aggravated Assaults: 100
Burglaries: 61
Car Thefts: 66
Arsons: 1
Paul Beaty / AP Photo

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/stress-schools---princeton_fzy4dp — Princeton, New Jersey

Total enrollment: 7,592

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 53
Non-forcible Rapes: 2
Robberies: 1
Aggravated Assaults: 12
Burglaries: 163
Car Thefts: 25
Arsons: 9
AP Photo

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/texas-southern-university_g66ygi — Houston, Texas

Total enrollment: 9,394

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 4
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 20
Aggravated Assaults: 19
Burglaries: 177
Car Thefts: 24
Arsons: 1
Pat Sullivan / AP Photo

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/university-of-louisville_eileij — Louisville, Kentucky

Total enrollment: 21,016

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 2
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 23
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 61
Aggravated Assaults: 47
Burglaries: 100
Car Thefts: 95
Arsons: 3

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/university-of-massachusetts-dartmouth_omxpuk — North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Total enrollment: 9,302

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 10
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 9
Aggravated Assaults: 29
Burglaries: 189
Car Thefts: 8
Arsons: 2

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/hottest-schools---vanderbilt-university_wwjqdj — Nashville, Tennessee

Total enrollment: 12,506

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 21
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 17
Aggravated Assaults: 38
Burglaries: 185
Car Thefts: 23
Arsons: 4

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/morehead-state-university_icnyah — Morehead, Kentucky

Total enrollment: 8,822

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 13
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Aggravated Assaults: 36
Burglaries: 42
Car Thefts: 0
Arsons: 16
jimmywayne / Flickr

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/la-salle-university_ruvbn2 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Total enrollment: 6,470

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 7
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 25
Aggravated Assaults: 7
Burglaries: 90
Car Thefts: 7
Arsons: 1

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/executive-schools---northwestern-university_kkkiem — Evanston, Illinois

Total enrollment: 19,853

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):
Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 13
Non-forcible Rapes: 0
Robberies: 23
Aggravated Assaults: 16
Burglaries: 615
Car Thefts: 28
Arsons: 3

galleries/2010/09/13/most-dangerous-colleges-2010/acc-dangerous-schools---miami-university-oxford_yqdzci — Coral Gables/Miami, Florida

Total enrollment: 15,629

Criminal Incidents (most recent 3 calendar years):

Murders: 0
Negligent Homicides: 0
Forcible Rapes: 7
Non-forcible Rapes: 1
Robberies: 33
Aggravated Assaults: 31
Burglaries: 143
Car Thefts: 102
Arsons: 0

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