Pennsylvania College of Art and Design: Crime & Safety

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Pennsylvania College of Art and Design LogoC- Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with about 250 students and 120 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, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is a relatively unsafe place to be enrolled at. American School Search gives this school grade "C-" on safety.

From our perception of the data, there are certain problems with aggravated assaults.

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Criminal Offenses at Pennsylvania 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
1
0
0.6%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
0
0
0.0%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
3
0
1.0%

Burglary
0
0
0.0%

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

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, 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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Towson UniversityTowson UniversityTowson, MD
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Drexel UniversityDrexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA
Around 22,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1300, ACT 30 to enroll.

The University of the ArtsThe University of the ArtsPhiladelphia, PA
More than 1,400 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D+. SAT 1030, ACT 23 to enroll.

Moore College of Art and DesignMoore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, PA
Around 400 students. Generally safe campus. Our grade for campus security: B. ACT 20 to enroll.

University of Maryland Baltimore CountyUniversity of Maryland Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MD
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