Colby College: Crime & Safety

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Colby College LogoF Colby College is a private not-for-profit school in Waterville, Maine with about 2,300 students and 850 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, Colby College is a very dangerous place to be in. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety and ranks Colby College #71 among the Most Dangerous colleges in the USA.

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

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Criminal Offenses at Colby 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
19
0
0.8%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
7
0
0.5%

Robbery
2
0
0.3%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
6
1
0.5%

Motor Vehicle Theft
1
0
0.2%

Arson
1
1
0.2%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

Liquor Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

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

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at Colby 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 2,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: F. SAT 1500, ACT 34 to enroll.

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Approximately 12,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D-. SAT 1160, ACT 26 to enroll.

Bates CollegeBates CollegeLewiston, ME
About 1,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F. ACT 33 to enroll.

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

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

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

Husson UniversityHusson UniversityBangor, ME
About 3,100 students. Relatively safe campus. Our grade for campus security is C+. SAT 1070, ACT 22 to enroll.

Saint Joseph's College of MaineSaint Joseph's College of MaineStandish, ME
Around 1,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. SAT 1010, ACT 22 to enroll.

Thomas CollegeThomas CollegeWaterville, ME
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University of Maine at AugustaUniversity of Maine at AugustaAugusta, ME
Over 4,500 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security: A.

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