Dickinson College: Crime & Safety

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Dickinson College LogoF Dickinson College is a private not-for-profit school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania with about 1,930 students and 840 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.

Safety Evaluation

According to our analysis of the government information, Dickinson College is a very dangerous place to stay. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety and ranks Dickinson College #12 among the Most Dangerous colleges in the USA.

From our perception of the data, this campus has dramatic problems with forcible sex offenses, additionally, there are some problems with nonforcible sex offenses and aggravated assaults.

Campus Safety: Dickinson College and Nearby Schools

Dickinson College Safety Chart
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Criminal Offenses at Dickinson College 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
35
0
1.2%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
19
0
0.9%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
4
0
0.4%

Burglary
13
0
0.7%

Motor Vehicle Theft
1
0
0.2%

Arson
2
0
0.3%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
1
0
0.2%

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 Dickinson 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 Dickinson College campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Dickinson 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.

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