Merrimack College: Crime & Safety

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Merrimack College LogoF Merrimack College is a private not-for-profit school in North Andover, Massachusetts with about 5,510 students and 900 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, Merrimack College is a very dangerous place to be enrolled at. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus experiences serious problems with forcible sex offenses, in addition, there are some problems with nonforcible sex offenses.

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Criminal Offenses at Merrimack College 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
17
0
0.5%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
11
1
0.4%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
1
0
0.1%

Burglary
4
0
0.3%

Motor Vehicle Theft
0
0
0.0%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
1
0
0.1%

Drug Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

Liquor Law Violation
4
0
0.3%

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

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at Merrimack College, 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

Southern New Hampshire UniversitySouthern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, NH
About 164,100 students. Generally safe campus. Our rating for campus security: B. SAT 990 to enroll.

University of Massachusetts AmherstUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MA
Roughly 32,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: D-. ACT 31 to enroll.

Boston UniversityBoston UniversityBoston, MA
Over 36,800 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D. SAT 1400, ACT 33 to enroll.

University of ConnecticutUniversity of ConnecticutStorrs, CT
About 27,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D-. SAT 1300, ACT 31 to enroll.

University of Massachusetts LowellUniversity of Massachusetts LowellLowell, MA
More than 17,200 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D. ACT 28 to enroll.

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

Boston CollegeBoston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA
Roughly 15,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1460, ACT 34 to enroll.

University of Rhode IslandUniversity of Rhode IslandKingston, RI
Over 17,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: D-. SAT 1130, ACT 28 to enroll.

University of Massachusetts BostonUniversity of Massachusetts BostonBoston, MA
About 15,600 students. Relatively safe campus. Our rating for campus security is C+. ACT 27 to enroll.

Northeastern UniversityNortheastern UniversityBoston, MA
Over 30,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security is D-. SAT 1470, ACT 34 to enroll.

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About 4,400 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

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About 100 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security is A.

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Over 4,400 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

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More than 7,800 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

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Roughly 100 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security: A.

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Roughly 300 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A.

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About 6,600 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D. SAT 1060 to enroll.

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