Eastern Illinois University: Crime & Safety

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - Very GoodQuality:Education Quality Rating - OustandingSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - PoorCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Very Good

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Eastern Illinois University LogoD Eastern Illinois University is a public school in Charleston, Illinois with about 8,860 students and 1,180 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, Eastern Illinois University is a relatively dangerous place to be in. American School Search gives this school grade "D" on safety.

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

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Criminal Offenses at Eastern Illinois University 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
0
0.3%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
6
0
0.3%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
2
0
0.1%

Burglary
7
0
0.3%

Motor Vehicle Theft
3
0
0.2%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
1
0
0.1%

Drug Law Violation
2
0
0.1%

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 Eastern Illinois University 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 Eastern Illinois University campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Eastern Illinois University, 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

University of Illinois Urbana ChampaignUniversity of Illinois Urbana ChampaignChampaign, IL
More than 57,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D-. SAT 1390, ACT 32 to enroll.

Illinois State UniversityIllinois State UniversityNormal, IL
Roughly 20,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: D-. ACT 24 to enroll.

Purdue UniversityPurdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN
Approximately 51,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1290, ACT 31 to enroll.

Indiana University BloomingtonIndiana University BloomingtonBloomington, IN
Around 47,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1250, ACT 30 to enroll.

Indiana State UniversityIndiana State UniversityTerre Haute, IN
Approximately 8,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: F. SAT 900, ACT 19 to enroll.

University of Illinois SpringfieldUniversity of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL
Roughly 4,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. SAT 1080, ACT 24 to enroll.

Illinois Wesleyan UniversityIllinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL
Over 1,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: F. SAT 1220, ACT 28 to enroll.

Millikin UniversityMillikin UniversityDecatur, IL
Over 1,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. SAT 1060, ACT 24 to enroll.

DePauw UniversityDePauw UniversityGreencastle, IN
More than 1,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: F. SAT 1230, ACT 28 to enroll.

Rose Hulman Institute of TechnologyRose Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, IN
Over 2,200 students. Unsafe campus. Our mark for campus security: C-. SAT 1350, ACT 30 to enroll.

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