Bates College: Crime & Safety

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Bates College LogoF Bates College is a private not-for-profit school in Lewiston, Maine with about 1,790 students and 860 employees.

Our Safety Report for this school is based on the US Department of Education 2023 public data sets for various categories of violent and non-violent crimes committed both on-campus and off-campus over the last three years.

Safety Evaluation

Based on our analysis of the government numbers, Bates College is a very dangerous place to study. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety and ranks Bates College #72 among the Most Dangerous colleges in the USA.

From our perception of the data, this campus experiences dramatic problems with forcible sex offenses, in addition, there are some problems with nonforcible sex offenses and burglaries.

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Criminal Offenses at Bates College in 2020 - 2022

Alleged criminal offenses reported to campus security authorities and/or local police
Does not necessarily reflect prosecutions or convictions for crime


Type of Crime or Arrest
On-campus
Off-campus
Crime Chance*

Murder
0
0
0.0%

Neglient Manslaughter
0
0
0.0%

Forcible Sex Offense
18
0
0.9%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
5
0
0.5%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
38
0
1.3%

Motor Vehicle Theft
2
0
0.3%

Arson
1
0
0.2%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

Liquor Law Violation
2
0
0.3%

* Crime Chance is American School Search's subjective and approximate estimate for a student's chance of experiencing this crime during their study at Bates College based on the present enrollment, past crime history, current crime trend, and an assumption that the school reports accurate numbers to the government. Safety Grade is American School Search's subjective evaluation of Bates College campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at Bates College, or you believe that this college underreports campus crime statistics, then please consider filing a complaint with US Department of Education.

As of May 1st, 2014, fifty five colleges are under investigation for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints. Many of those schools are frequent guests in our exclusive 100 Most Dangerous Colleges list.

Safety in Competing Colleges

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About 164,100 students. Generally safe campus. Our mark for campus security: B. SAT 990 to enroll.

Bowdoin CollegeBowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME
About 2,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1500, ACT 34 to enroll.

Colby CollegeColby CollegeWaterville, ME
Around 2,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1460, ACT 33 to enroll.

University of New HampshireUniversity of New HampshireDurham, NH
Around 14,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F. SAT 1180, ACT 29 to enroll.

University of MaineUniversity of MaineOrono, ME
About 12,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D-. SAT 1160, ACT 26 to enroll.

University of Southern MaineUniversity of Southern MainePortland, ME
More than 7,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D-. SAT 1070, ACT 23 to enroll.

Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth State UniversityPlymouth, NH
Around 3,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: F. SAT 970, ACT 20 to enroll.

University of Maine at FarmingtonUniversity of Maine at FarmingtonFarmington, ME
More than 1,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F.

University of New EnglandUniversity of New EnglandBiddeford, ME
Approximately 6,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is D-. SAT 1060, ACT 25 to enroll.

Saint Joseph's College of MaineSaint Joseph's College of MaineStandish, ME
About 1,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1010, ACT 22 to enroll.

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