College of the Holy Cross: Crime & Safety

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College of the Holy Cross LogoF College of the Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit school in Worcester, Massachusetts with about 3,080 students and 1,140 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 data, College of the Holy Cross is a very dangerous place to stay. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety.

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

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Criminal Offenses at College of the Holy Cross 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
7
0
0.4%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
13
1
0.6%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
1
0
0.2%

Burglary
3
1
0.3%

Motor Vehicle Theft
2
0
0.2%

Arson
2
0
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 College of the Holy Cross 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 College of the Holy Cross campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at College of the Holy Cross, 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.

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Boston CollegeBoston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA
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Around 15,600 students. Relatively safe campus. Our mark for campus security: C+. ACT 27 to enroll.

Brown UniversityBrown UniversityProvidence, RI
Approximately 11,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: F. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.

University of Rhode IslandUniversity of Rhode IslandKingston, RI
Roughly 17,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is D-. SAT 1130, ACT 28 to enroll.

Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA
Approximately 9,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. ACT 22 to enroll.

Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityCambridge, MA
More than 30,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.

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Approximately 100 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A.

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About 7,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F.

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Roughly 5,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1090, ACT 26 to enroll.

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About 1,400 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security is D+.

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Roughly 2,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D-.

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Approximately 100 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

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Roughly 100 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security: A.

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About 1,500 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D. SAT 1030, ACT 20 to enroll.

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