Tennessee State University: Crime & Safety

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Tennessee State University LogoC- Tennessee State University is a public school in Nashville, Tennessee with about 9,220 students and 1,430 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 data, Tennessee State University is a relatively unsafe place to study. American School Search gives this school grade "C-" on safety.

From our perception of the data, there are some problems with forcible sex offenses and illegal drugs.

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Criminal Offenses at Tennessee State 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
4
0
0.2%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
2
0
0.1%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
1
0
0.1%

Burglary
1
0
0.1%

Motor Vehicle Theft
2
0
0.1%

Arson
1
0
0.1%

Illegal Weapons Possession
7
0
0.3%

Drug Law Violation
34
1
0.6%

Liquor Law Violation
1
0
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 Tennessee State 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 Tennessee State University campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Tennessee State 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

Middle Tennessee State UniversityMiddle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN
Over 20,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D-. ACT 23 to enroll.

Western Kentucky UniversityWestern Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KY
Over 16,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security is D. ACT 22 to enroll.

Tennessee Technological UniversityTennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN
Over 10,000 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security is D. ACT 25 to enroll.

Austin Peay State UniversityAustin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN
Approximately 9,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: F. ACT 21 to enroll.

Vanderbilt UniversityVanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN
Approximately 13,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses and nonforcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1520, ACT 35 to enroll.

Murray State UniversityMurray State UniversityMurray, KY
About 9,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. ACT 23 to enroll.

Lipscomb UniversityLipscomb UniversityNashville, TN
Over 4,800 students. Unsafe campus. Our rating for campus security is C-. ACT 27 to enroll.

Belmont UniversityBelmont UniversityNashville, TN
Roughly 9,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D-. ACT 27 to enroll.

Alabama A & M UniversityAlabama A & M UniversityNormal, AL
More than 6,100 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D. SAT 900, ACT 17 to enroll.

Trevecca Nazarene UniversityTrevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN
More than 3,400 students. Relatively safe campus. Our rating for campus security: C+. ACT 22 to enroll.

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About 1,100 students. Generally safe campus. Our rating for campus security: B.

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More than 300 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A.

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Over 300 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A.

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