Northern Arizona University: Crime & Safety

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Northern Arizona University LogoF Northern Arizona University is a public school in Flagstaff, Arizona with about 28,090 students and 3,660 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, Northern Arizona University is a very dangerous place to stay. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety and ranks Northern Arizona University #86 among the Most Dangerous colleges in the USA.

From our perception of the data, this campus experiences serious problems with forcible sex offenses, additionally, there are certain problems with nonforcible sex offenses and aggravated assaults.

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Criminal Offenses at Northern Arizona 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
73
1
0.5%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
22
0
0.3%

Robbery
5
0
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
20
4
0.3%

Burglary
64
0
0.5%

Motor Vehicle Theft
30
0
0.3%

Arson
3
0
0.1%

Illegal Weapons Possession
2
0
0.1%

Drug Law Violation
36
0
0.3%

Liquor Law Violation
117
0
0.6%

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

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at Northern Arizona 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.

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