University of Houston Downtown: Crime & Safety

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University of Houston Downtown LogoB+ University of Houston Downtown is a public school in Houston, Texas with about 14,210 students and 1,410 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, University of Houston Downtown is a generally safe place. American School Search gives this school grade "B+" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus experiences no significant crime problems.

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Criminal Offenses at University of Houston Downtown 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
0
0
0.0%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
2
0
0.1%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
1
0
0.1%

Motor Vehicle Theft
1
0
0.1%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
3
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 University of Houston Downtown 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 University of Houston Downtown campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at University of Houston Downtown, 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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Over 74,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1230, ACT 28 to enroll.

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Over 46,700 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D. ACT 26 to enroll.

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Around 21,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. ACT 21 to enroll.

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Over 16,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security is D-. SAT 910, ACT 17 to enroll.

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Roughly 8,600 students. Unsafe campus. Our grade for campus security: C-. ACT 21 to enroll.

Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, TX
About 9,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: F. SAT 910, ACT 19 to enroll.

University of St Thomas HoustonUniversity of St Thomas HoustonHouston, TX
Around 3,600 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D. SAT 1130, ACT 27 to enroll.

Rice UniversityRice UniversityHouston, TX
Roughly 8,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1520, ACT 35 to enroll.

Texas Southern UniversityTexas Southern UniversityHouston, TX
More than 8,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 870, ACT 17 to enroll.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonThe University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston, TX
Approximately 5,400 students. Unsafe campus. Our grade for campus security is C-.

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Around 400 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A.

Baylor College of MedicineBaylor College of MedicineHouston, TX
About 1,700 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX
More than 400 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with nonforcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: F.

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About 100 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security: A.

Vet Tech Institute of HoustonVet Tech Institute of HoustonHouston, TX
Over 200 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security: A.

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Over 200 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

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Approximately 400 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security: A.

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More than 100 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

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About 3,300 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A.

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Around 300 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security is A.

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Over 100 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security is A.

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