Davidson College: Crime & Safety

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Davidson College LogoF Davidson College is a private not-for-profit school in Davidson, North Carolina with about 1,930 students and 940 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, Davidson College is a very dangerous place to be enrolled at. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus experiences dramatic problems with forcible sex offenses and nonforcible sex offenses.

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Criminal Offenses at Davidson 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
9
0
0.6%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
24
0
1.0%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
1
0
0.2%

Motor Vehicle Theft
4
0
0.4%

Arson
1
0
0.2%

Illegal Weapons Possession
1
0
0.2%

Drug Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

Liquor Law Violation
10
0
0.6%

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

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at Davidson 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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Around 31,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1410, ACT 32 to enroll.

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Approximately 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
About 18,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D-. SAT 1130, ACT 25 to enroll.

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

East Tennessee State UniversityEast Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN
More than 13,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security is D-. ACT 23 to enroll.

University of North Carolina at AshevilleUniversity of North Carolina at AshevilleAsheville, NC
Approximately 3,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D-. SAT 1200, ACT 25 to enroll.

Elon UniversityElon UniversityElon, NC
More than 7,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1250, ACT 28 to enroll.

North Carolina A & T State UniversityNorth Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC
Roughly 13,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security is D-. SAT 1000, ACT 20 to enroll.

Furman UniversityFurman UniversityGreenville, SC
More than 2,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. ACT 30 to enroll.

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More than 100 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A.

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