Colorado School of Mines: Crime & Safety

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Colorado School of Mines LogoD- Colorado School of Mines is a public school in Golden, Colorado with about 7,400 students and 1,550 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 data, Colorado School of Mines is a very dangerous place to be in. American School Search gives this school grade "D-" 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 Colorado School of Mines 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
10
2
0.4%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
5
1
0.3%

Robbery
0
1
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
0
1
0.1%

Burglary
13
3
0.4%

Motor Vehicle Theft
13
2
0.4%

Arson
4
0
0.2%

Illegal Weapons Possession
1
0
0.1%

Drug Law Violation
5
0
0.2%

Liquor Law Violation
9
1
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 Colorado School of Mines 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 Colorado School of Mines campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at Colorado School of Mines, 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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University of Colorado Denver Anschutz MedicalUniversity of Colorado Denver Anschutz MedicalDenver, CO
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University of Colorado Colorado SpringsUniversity of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO
About 11,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security is D-. SAT 1100, ACT 25 to enroll.

University of DenverUniversity of DenverDenver, CO
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Metropolitan State University of DenverMetropolitan State University of DenverDenver, CO
More than 17,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: F. ACT 20 to enroll.

University of Northern ColoradoUniversity of Northern ColoradoGreeley, CO
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More than 300 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

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Approximately 200 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

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