Swarthmore College: Crime & Safety

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Swarthmore College LogoF Swarthmore College is a private not-for-profit school in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania with about 1,630 students and 1,070 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.
As of May 1, 2014, Swarthmore College is under investigation for alleged violations of federal laws over the handling of sexual violence and sexual harassment complaints.

Safety Evaluation

According to our analysis of the government data, Swarthmore College is a very dangerous place. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus experiences major problems with forcible sex offenses, also there are some problems with nonforcible sex offenses.

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Criminal Offenses at Swarthmore 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
15
0
0.8%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
7
0
0.6%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
19
0
0.9%

Motor Vehicle Theft
2
0
0.3%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

Liquor Law Violation
20
0
1.0%

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

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at Swarthmore 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

New York UniversityNew York UniversityNew York City, NY
Over 59,200 students. Relatively safe campus. Our grade for campus security is B-. SAT 1490, ACT 34 to enroll.

Rutgers University New BrunswickRutgers University New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ
Around 50,700 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D. SAT 1340, ACT 31 to enroll.

CUNY Hunter CollegeCUNY Hunter CollegeNew York City, NY
Around 23,000 students. Generally safe campus. Our mark for campus security is B. ACT 28 to enroll.

CUNY Queens CollegeCUNY Queens CollegeQueens, NY
Approximately 17,100 students. Generally safe campus. Our mark for campus security: B-. ACT 25 to enroll.

Temple UniversityTemple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA
Around 33,200 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D+. SAT 1110, ACT 24 to enroll.

Towson UniversityTowson UniversityTowson, MD
Around 19,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. SAT 1100, ACT 22 to enroll.

Montclair State UniversityMontclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ
Roughly 21,800 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D. SAT 1050 to enroll.

Rowan UniversityRowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ
Over 19,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1150, ACT 27 to enroll.

University of Maryland Baltimore CountyUniversity of Maryland Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MD
Around 14,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1270, ACT 26 to enroll.

University of DelawareUniversity of DelawareNewark, DE
Approximately 24,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D-. SAT 1250, ACT 29 to enroll.

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