Smith College: Crime & Safety

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Smith College LogoD Smith College is a private not-for-profit school in Northampton, Massachusetts with about 2,870 students and 1,370 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 numbers, Smith College is a relatively dangerous place to study. American School Search gives this school grade "D" on safety.

From our perception of the data, there are certain problems with forcible sex offenses and nonforcible sex offenses.

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Criminal Offenses at Smith College 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
6
1
0.4%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
3
1
0.3%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
1
0
0.2%

Burglary
9
1
0.5%

Motor Vehicle Theft
0
0
0.0%

Arson
1
0
0.2%

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 Smith College 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 Smith College campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Smith College, 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

University of Massachusetts AmherstUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MA
Approximately 32,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: D-. ACT 31 to enroll.

Boston UniversityBoston UniversityBoston, MA
Roughly 36,800 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D. SAT 1400, ACT 33 to enroll.

University of ConnecticutUniversity of ConnecticutStorrs, CT
Approximately 27,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D-. SAT 1300, ACT 31 to enroll.

Boston CollegeBoston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA
More than 15,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1460, ACT 34 to enroll.

SUNY at AlbanySUNY at AlbanyAlbany, NY
Around 16,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. ACT 27 to enroll.

Brown UniversityBrown UniversityProvidence, RI
Around 11,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: F. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.

Southern New Hampshire UniversitySouthern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, NH
Over 164,100 students. Generally safe campus. Our rating for campus security is B. SAT 990 to enroll.

Tufts UniversityTufts UniversityMedford, MA
Over 13,500 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D+. SAT 1490, ACT 34 to enroll.

Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityCambridge, MA
Roughly 30,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.

Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth CollegeHanover, NH
Over 6,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1520, ACT 34 to enroll.

Other Nearby Colleges



Conway School of Landscape DesignConway School of Landscape DesignNorthampton, MA
Approximately 100 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A.

Mount Holyoke CollegeMount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA
More than 2,400 students. Relatively safe campus. Our rating for campus security is C+. ACT 32 to enroll.

Hampshire CollegeHampshire CollegeAmherst, MA
About 600 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F.

Amherst CollegeAmherst CollegeAmherst, MA
About 1,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses and nonforcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1480, ACT 34 to enroll.

Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke Community CollegeHolyoke, MA
Approximately 3,600 students. Generally safe campus. Our rating for campus security: B.

College of Our Lady of the ElmsCollege of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, MA
Over 1,300 students. Generally safe campus. Our mark for campus security: B-. SAT 1120, ACT 23 to enroll.

Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, MA
About 4,000 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security is B+.

American International CollegeAmerican International CollegeSpringfield, MA
Roughly 2,100 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security is D+. SAT 960, ACT 26 to enroll.

Westfield State UniversityWestfield State UniversityWestfield, MA
Roughly 4,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D-. SAT 1030, ACT 22 to enroll.

Western New England UniversityWestern New England UniversitySpringfield, MA
More than 3,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D-. ACT 27 to enroll.

Springfield CollegeSpringfield CollegeSpringfield, MA
Over 3,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D-. ACT 29 to enroll.

Springfield College Regional Online and Continuing EducationSpringfield College Regional Online and Continuing EducationSpringfield, MA
Around 500 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security: A-.

Bay Path UniversityBay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA
Around 2,500 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A. SAT 1050, ACT 27 to enroll.

Greenfield Community CollegeGreenfield Community CollegeGreenfield, MA
More than 1,500 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security: A.

Asnuntuck Community CollegeAsnuntuck Community CollegeEnfield, CT
Over 1,300 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security: A.

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