Sacred Heart University: Crime & Safety

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Sacred Heart University LogoF Sacred Heart University is a private not-for-profit school in Fairfield, Connecticut with about 10,720 students and 1,820 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 data, Sacred Heart University is a very dangerous place to study. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus has major problems with forcible sex offenses, in addition, there are certain problems with nonforcible sex offenses.

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Criminal Offenses at Sacred Heart 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
20
0
0.4%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
10
0
0.3%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
5
0
0.2%

Burglary
6
1
0.2%

Motor Vehicle Theft
1
0
0.1%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
2
0
0.1%

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 Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart University campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Sacred Heart 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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University of Massachusetts AmherstUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MA
About 32,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: D-. ACT 31 to enroll.

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Over 25,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1370, ACT 31 to enroll.

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