Vanderbilt University: Crime & Safety

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - OustandingQuality:Education Quality Rating - OustandingSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - Very BadCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Bad
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Vanderbilt University LogoF Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit school in Nashville, Tennessee with about 13,540 students and 5,880 employees.

Our Safety Report for this school is based on the US Department of Education 2021 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, Vanderbilt University 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, Vanderbilt University is a very dangerous place to be enrolled at. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety and ranks Vanderbilt University #23 among the Most Dangerous colleges in the USA.

From our perception of the data, this campus has dramatic problems with forcible sex offenses, additionally, there are certain problems with nonforcible sex offenses and aggravated assaults.

Campus Safety: Vanderbilt University and Nearby Schools

Vanderbilt University Safety Chart
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Criminal Offenses at Vanderbilt University in 2018 - 2020

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
78
0
0.7%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
55
1
0.6%

Robbery
2
0
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
19
0
0.3%

Burglary
15
0
0.3%

Motor Vehicle Theft
18
0
0.3%

Arson
1
0
0.1%

Illegal Weapons Possession
6
0
0.2%

Drug Law Violation
45
0
0.5%

Liquor Law Violation
2
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 Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt University campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Vanderbilt 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.

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