Jacksonville State University: Crime & Safety

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Jacksonville State University LogoD Jacksonville State University is a public school in Jacksonville, Alabama with about 9,630 students and 1,250 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 information, Jacksonville State University is a relatively dangerous place. American School Search gives this school grade "D" on safety.

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

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Criminal Offenses at Jacksonville State 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
8
0
0.3%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
6
0
0.2%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
4
0
0.2%

Motor Vehicle Theft
0
0
0.0%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
4
0
0.2%

Drug Law Violation
15
0
0.4%

Liquor Law Violation
5
0
0.2%

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

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Jacksonville State 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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About 45,300 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D+. SAT 1450, ACT 33 to enroll.

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More than 36,600 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D+. SAT 1110, ACT 23 to enroll.

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Over 43,200 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security is D. SAT 1100, ACT 22 to enroll.

University of Alabama at BirminghamUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL
Roughly 21,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: F. ACT 27 to enroll.

Auburn UniversityAuburn UniversityAuburn, AL
Over 31,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: F. SAT 1260, ACT 27 to enroll.

University of West GeorgiaUniversity of West GeorgiaCarrollton, GA
More than 11,900 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security is D. SAT 1000, ACT 20 to enroll.

Emory UniversityEmory UniversityAtlanta, GA
More than 14,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. SAT 1470, ACT 33 to enroll.

The University of Tennessee ChattanoogaThe University of Tennessee ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN
More than 11,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F. ACT 23 to enroll.

University of Alabama in HuntsvilleUniversity of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL
About 9,300 students. Unsafe campus. Our grade for campus security: C-. ACT 28 to enroll.

Samford UniversitySamford UniversityBirmingham, AL
Over 5,700 students. Unsafe campus. Our mark for campus security is C-. SAT 1150, ACT 26 to enroll.

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Over 6,200 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

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