Gallaudet University: Crime & Safety

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Gallaudet University LogoF Gallaudet University is a private not-for-profit school in Washington, District of Columbia with about 1,320 students and 750 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 data, Gallaudet University is a very dangerous place to be enrolled at. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety and ranks Gallaudet University #12 among the Most Dangerous colleges in the USA.

From our perception of the data, this campus experiences major problems with forcible sex offenses and nonforcible sex offenses, also there are some problems with aggravated assaults and burglaries.

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Criminal Offenses at Gallaudet 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
21
3
1.1%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
21
0
1.1%

Robbery
2
0
0.3%

Aggravated Assault
4
0
0.5%

Burglary
35
0
1.4%

Motor Vehicle Theft
3
0
0.4%

Arson
2
0
0.3%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

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 Gallaudet 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 Gallaudet University campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at Gallaudet 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

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Around 40,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: D-. ACT 32 to enroll.

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Towson UniversityTowson UniversityTowson, MD
Approximately 19,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F. SAT 1100, ACT 22 to enroll.

University of Maryland Baltimore CountyUniversity of Maryland Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MD
More than 14,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: F. SAT 1270, ACT 26 to enroll.

Johns Hopkins UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
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University of DelawareUniversity of DelawareNewark, DE
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Salisbury UniversitySalisbury UniversitySalisbury, MD
Roughly 7,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D-. SAT 1220, ACT 25 to enroll.

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