Massachusetts College of Art and Design: Crime & Safety

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design LogoB+ Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public school in Boston, Massachusetts with about 1,940 students and 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

According to our analysis of the government numbers, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a generally safe place to be enrolled at. American School Search gives this school grade "B+" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus has no significant crime problems.

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Criminal Offenses at Massachusetts College of Art and Design 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
0
0
0.0%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
1
0
0.2%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
1
0
0.2%

Motor Vehicle Theft
0
0
0.0%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

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 Massachusetts College of Art and Design 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 Massachusetts College of Art and Design campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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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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Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityCambridge, MA
About 30,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.

Boston UniversityBoston UniversityBoston, MA
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University of Massachusetts AmherstUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MA
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University of ConnecticutUniversity of ConnecticutStorrs, CT
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Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA
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University of HartfordUniversity of HartfordWest Hartford, CT
About 5,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: F. ACT 26 to enroll.

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The New England Conservatory of MusicThe New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA
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