Prairie View A & M University: Crime & Safety

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Prairie View A & M University LogoF Prairie View A & M University is a public school in Prairie View, Texas with about 9,060 students and 1,250 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, Prairie View A & M University is a very dangerous place to stay. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety and ranks Prairie View A & M University #50 among the Most Dangerous colleges in the USA.

From our perception of the data, this campus has dramatic problems with forcible sex offenses, in addition, there are some problems with aggravated assaults, illegal drugs, nonforcible sex offenses, and burglaries.

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Criminal Offenses at Prairie View A & M 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
21
1
0.5%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
13
0
0.4%

Robbery
8
0
0.3%

Aggravated Assault
34
0
0.6%

Burglary
193
0
1.4%

Motor Vehicle Theft
11
0
0.3%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
11
0
0.3%

Drug Law Violation
237
0
1.6%

Liquor Law Violation
15
0
0.4%

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

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at Prairie View A & M 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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