William & Mary: Crime & Safety

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William & Mary LogoD- William & Mary is a public school in Williamsburg, Virginia with about 8,940 students and 2,810 employees.

Our Safety Report for this school is based on the US Department of Education 2021 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, William & Mary is under investigation for alleged violations of federal laws over the handling of sexual violence and sexual harassment complaints.

Safety Evaluation

According to our analysis of the government data, William & Mary is a very dangerous place to be enrolled at. American School Search gives this school grade "D-" on safety.

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

Campus Safety: William & Mary and Nearby Schools

William & Mary Safety Chart
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Criminal Offenses at William & Mary in 2018 - 2020

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
15
0
0.4%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
13
0
0.4%

Robbery
1
0
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
20
0
0.4%

Motor Vehicle Theft
2
0
0.1%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
14
0
0.4%

Liquor Law Violation
14
0
0.4%

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

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If you have been discriminated or abused at William & Mary, 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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