Georgia Institute of Technology: Crime & Safety

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Georgia Institute of Technology LogoD+ Georgia Institute of Technology is a public school in Atlanta, Georgia with about 45,300 students and 9,630 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, Georgia Institute of Technology is a relatively dangerous place to stay. American School Search gives this school grade "D+" on safety.

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

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Criminal Offenses at Georgia Institute of Technology 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
14
8
0.2%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
18
1
0.2%

Robbery
4
0
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
10
0
0.1%

Burglary
55
13
0.3%

Motor Vehicle Theft
73
8
0.4%

Arson
2
1
0.1%

Illegal Weapons Possession
8
1
0.1%

Drug Law Violation
36
0
0.3%

Liquor Law Violation
1
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 Georgia Institute of Technology 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 Georgia Institute of Technology campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Georgia Institute of Technology, 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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