The College of Wooster: Crime & Safety

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The College of Wooster LogoF The College of Wooster is a private not-for-profit school in Wooster, Ohio with about 1,970 students and 580 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 numbers, The College of Wooster is a very dangerous place to be enrolled at. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety and ranks The College of Wooster #19 among the Most Dangerous colleges in the USA.

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

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Criminal Offenses at The College of Wooster 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
24
0
1.0%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
19
0
0.9%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
0
0
0.0%

Motor Vehicle Theft
0
0
0.0%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
5
2
0.5%

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 The College of Wooster 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 The College of Wooster campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at The College of Wooster, 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

Ohio State UniversityOhio State UniversityColumbus, OH
Roughly 60,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses and nonforcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: F. SAT 1360, ACT 31 to enroll.

Kent State University at KentKent State University at KentKent, OH
Approximately 25,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: F. SAT 1080, ACT 22 to enroll.

Case Western Reserve UniversityCase Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH
Around 12,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is D-. SAT 1450, ACT 34 to enroll.

Cleveland State UniversityCleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH
Around 14,400 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D+. SAT 990, ACT 22 to enroll.

Oberlin CollegeOberlin CollegeOberlin, OH
Roughly 3,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F. SAT 1420, ACT 32 to enroll.

Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OH
Approximately 17,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is D-. SAT 1080, ACT 23 to enroll.

Denison UniversityDenison UniversityGranville, OH
Around 2,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. ACT 31 to enroll.

Kenyon CollegeKenyon CollegeGambier, OH
About 1,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1410, ACT 33 to enroll.

University of AkronUniversity of AkronAkron, OH
Approximately 13,500 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D. ACT 22 to enroll.

Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown State UniversityYoungstown, OH
Roughly 11,100 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security is D. ACT 21 to enroll.

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Approximately 100 students. Generally safe campus. Our grade for campus security: B.

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