Carnegie Mellon University: Crime & Safety

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Carnegie Mellon University LogoD Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with about 16,000 students and 6,020 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.
As of May 1, 2014, Carnegie Mellon University is under investigation for alleged violations of federal laws over the handling of sexual violence and sexual harassment complaints.

Safety Evaluation

Based on our analysis of the government information, Carnegie Mellon University is a relatively dangerous place to be in. American School Search gives this school grade "D" on safety.

From our perception of the data, there are certain problems with forcible sex offenses and nonforcible sex offenses.

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Criminal Offenses at Carnegie Mellon 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
14
0
0.3%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
24
0
0.4%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
22
0
0.3%

Motor Vehicle Theft
0
0
0.0%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
1
0
0.1%

Drug Law Violation
5
0
0.2%

Liquor Law Violation
16
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 Carnegie Mellon 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 Carnegie Mellon University campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Carnegie Mellon 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

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Roughly 24,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: F. ACT 23 to enroll.

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Roughly 13,500 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D. ACT 22 to enroll.

Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown State UniversityYoungstown, OH
About 11,100 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D. ACT 21 to enroll.

Pennsylvania Western UniversityPennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, PA
Over 12,800 students. Unsafe campus. Our mark for campus security: C-. ACT 22 to enroll.

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Over 8,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D-. SAT 1210, ACT 28 to enroll.

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