Middle Tennessee State University: Crime & Safety

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Middle Tennessee State University LogoD- Middle Tennessee State University is a public school in Murfreesboro, Tennessee with about 20,090 students and 2,460 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 data, Middle Tennessee State University is a very dangerous place to be enrolled at. American School Search gives this school grade "D-" on safety.

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

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Criminal Offenses at Middle Tennessee 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
1
0
0.1%

Neglient Manslaughter
0
0
0.0%

Forcible Sex Offense
7
1
0.2%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
8
0
0.2%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
6
0
0.2%

Burglary
11
1
0.2%

Motor Vehicle Theft
4
0
0.1%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
2
1
0.1%

Drug Law Violation
62
1
0.5%

Liquor Law Violation
12
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 Middle Tennessee 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 Middle Tennessee State University campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Middle Tennessee 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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Roughly 16,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D. ACT 22 to enroll.

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

Tennessee Technological UniversityTennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN
Over 10,000 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D. ACT 25 to enroll.

Austin Peay State UniversityAustin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN
Approximately 9,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security is F. ACT 21 to enroll.

Vanderbilt UniversityVanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN
About 13,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses and nonforcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: F. SAT 1520, ACT 35 to enroll.

University of Alabama in HuntsvilleUniversity of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL
Roughly 9,300 students. Unsafe campus. Our mark for campus security is C-. ACT 28 to enroll.

Belmont UniversityBelmont UniversityNashville, TN
Around 9,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D-. ACT 27 to enroll.

Tennessee State UniversityTennessee State UniversityNashville, TN
Roughly 9,300 students. Unsafe campus. Our rating for campus security is C-.

Lipscomb UniversityLipscomb UniversityNashville, TN
About 4,800 students. Unsafe campus. Our grade for campus security: C-. ACT 27 to enroll.

Lee UniversityLee UniversityCleveland, TN
About 4,000 students. Unsafe campus. Our rating for campus security: C-. ACT 23 to enroll.

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More than 2,600 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is B+. SAT 960, ACT 21 to enroll.

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Around 600 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

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More than 100 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security: A.

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