Catawba College: Crime & Safety

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Catawba College LogoB+ Catawba College is a private not-for-profit school in Salisbury, North Carolina with about 1,170 students and 330 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

According to our analysis of the government information, Catawba College is a safe place to study. American School Search gives this school grade "B+" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus experiences no significant crime problems.

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Criminal Offenses at Catawba 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
0
0
0.0%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
0
0
0.0%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
5
0
0.6%

Motor Vehicle Theft
0
0
0.0%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
1
0
0.3%

Drug Law Violation
2
0
0.4%

Liquor Law Violation
10
0
0.9%

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

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Catawba 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

University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
Approximately 31,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. SAT 1410, ACT 32 to enroll.

North Carolina State University at RaleighNorth Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC
Approximately 36,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1330, ACT 31 to enroll.

University of North Carolina at CharlotteUniversity of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC
Roughly 29,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D-. SAT 1140, ACT 24 to enroll.

Appalachian State UniversityAppalachian State UniversityBoone, NC
More than 20,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is D-. SAT 1160, ACT 24 to enroll.

University of North Carolina at GreensboroUniversity of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC
More than 18,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D-. SAT 1130, ACT 25 to enroll.

University of North Carolina at PembrokeUniversity of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC
Over 7,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: F. SAT 960, ACT 19 to enroll.

Radford UniversityRadford UniversityRadford, VA
Over 7,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1030, ACT 21 to enroll.

Wake Forest UniversityWake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC
Over 9,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D-.

Duke UniversityDuke UniversityDurham, NC
Around 18,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D-. SAT 1520, ACT 35 to enroll.

Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC
Roughly 6,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security is D-. SAT 920, ACT 17 to enroll.

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