Vanderbilt University: Crime & Safety

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Vanderbilt University LogoF Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit school in Nashville, Tennessee with about 13,710 students and 6,360 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, 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 #14 among the Most Dangerous colleges in the USA.

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

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Criminal Offenses at Vanderbilt 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
71
1
0.6%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
72
1
0.7%

Robbery
4
0
0.2%

Aggravated Assault
37
0
0.5%

Burglary
17
0
0.3%

Motor Vehicle Theft
26
0
0.4%

Arson
3
0
0.1%

Illegal Weapons Possession
7
0
0.2%

Drug Law Violation
21
0
0.4%

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 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.

Need to File a Complaint?

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.

Safety in Competing Colleges

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Over 20,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D-. ACT 23 to enroll.

Western Kentucky UniversityWestern Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KY
About 16,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D. ACT 22 to enroll.

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Roughly 10,000 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D. ACT 25 to enroll.

University of Alabama in HuntsvilleUniversity of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL
More than 9,300 students. Unsafe campus. Our rating for campus security is C-. ACT 28 to enroll.

Lipscomb UniversityLipscomb UniversityNashville, TN
Roughly 4,800 students. Unsafe campus. Our mark for campus security: C-. ACT 27 to enroll.

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

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

Tennessee State UniversityTennessee State UniversityNashville, TN
Approximately 9,300 students. Unsafe campus. Our rating for campus security is C-.

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

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

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