Bradley University: Crime & Safety

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Bradley University LogoF Bradley University is a private not-for-profit school in Peoria, Illinois with about 5,550 students and 1,170 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, Bradley University is a very dangerous place to be in. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus has serious problems with forcible sex offenses, also there are some problems with nonforcible sex offenses and autothefts.

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Criminal Offenses at Bradley University 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
16
1
0.5%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
10
0
0.4%

Robbery
6
0
0.3%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
3
0
0.2%

Motor Vehicle Theft
17
0
0.5%

Arson
2
0
0.2%

Illegal Weapons Possession
4
0
0.3%

Drug Law Violation
3
0
0.2%

Liquor Law Violation
2
0
0.2%

* Crime Chance is American School Search's subjective and approximate estimate for a student's chance of experiencing this crime during their study at Bradley University 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 Bradley University campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Bradley University, 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

University of Illinois Urbana ChampaignUniversity of Illinois Urbana ChampaignChampaign, IL
Roughly 57,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D-. SAT 1390, ACT 32 to enroll.

Illinois State UniversityIllinois State UniversityNormal, IL
More than 20,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is D-. ACT 24 to enroll.

Northern Illinois UniversityNorthern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL
More than 15,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 980, ACT 22 to enroll.

Aurora UniversityAurora UniversityAurora, IL
Roughly 6,000 students. Unsafe campus. Our grade for campus security is C-. SAT 1050, ACT 22 to enroll.

Western Illinois UniversityWestern Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL
Over 7,700 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D. ACT 21 to enroll.

Olivet Nazarene UniversityOlivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL
About 3,300 students. Relatively safe campus. Our grade for campus security is C+. ACT 23 to enroll.

University of Illinois SpringfieldUniversity of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL
Over 4,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: F. SAT 1080, ACT 24 to enroll.

University of St FrancisUniversity of St FrancisJoliet, IL
About 3,300 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security is A. SAT 1100, ACT 26 to enroll.

Augustana CollegeAugustana CollegeRock Island, IL
More than 2,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. ACT 25 to enroll.

Saint Ambrose UniversitySaint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, IA
Approximately 2,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security is F. ACT 24 to enroll.

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Around 500 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A. ACT 22 to enroll.

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