Rice University: Crime & Safety

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Rice University LogoF Rice University is a private not-for-profit school in Houston, Texas with about 7,640 students and 3,540 employees.

Our Safety Report for this school is based on the US Department of Education 2021 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 data, Rice University is a very dangerous place to study. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety and ranks Rice University #59 among the Most Dangerous colleges in the USA.

From our perception of the data, this campus has dramatic problems with forcible sex offenses, additionally, there are some problems with nonforcible sex offenses and autothefts.

Campus Safety: Rice University and Nearby Schools

Rice University Safety Chart
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Criminal Offenses at Rice University in 2018 - 2020

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
41
0
0.7%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
29
1
0.6%

Robbery
1
0
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
5
0
0.2%

Burglary
21
2
0.5%

Motor Vehicle Theft
18
1
0.4%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
2
0
0.1%

Drug Law Violation
2
0
0.1%

Liquor Law Violation
0
3
0.1%

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

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at Rice 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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