Whittier College: Crime & Safety

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Whittier College LogoC Whittier College is a private not-for-profit school in Whittier, California with about 1,190 students and 350 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, Whittier College is a relatively safe place to be enrolled at. American School Search gives this school grade "C" on safety.

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

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Criminal Offenses at Whittier College 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
1
0
0.3%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
0
0
0.0%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
13
0
1.0%

Motor Vehicle Theft
2
0
0.4%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
1
0
0.3%

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 Whittier College 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 Whittier College campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Whittier College, 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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Approximately 40,400 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: C-. ACT 21 to enroll.

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Roughly 37,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security is D-. ACT 26 to enroll.

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Roughly 39,000 students. Relatively safe campus. Our mark for campus security: C. ACT 23 to enroll.

University of California Los AngelesUniversity of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA
About 46,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: F. SAT 1330, ACT 31 to enroll.

California State University NorthridgeCalifornia State University NorthridgeNorthridge, CA
More than 37,600 students. Unsafe campus. Our grade for campus security: C-. ACT 19 to enroll.

University of California IrvineUniversity of California IrvineIrvine, CA
About 36,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F. SAT 1290, ACT 30 to enroll.

California State Polytechnic University PomonaCalifornia State Polytechnic University PomonaPomona, CA
About 27,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D-. ACT 23 to enroll.

University of California RiversideUniversity of California RiversideRiverside, CA
Around 26,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D-. SAT 1170, ACT 27 to enroll.

California State University Los AngelesCalifornia State University Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA
Around 26,500 students. Unsafe campus. Our rating for campus security is C-. ACT 18 to enroll.

California State University San BernardinoCalifornia State University San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA
About 19,900 students. Relatively safe campus. Our grade for campus security: C. ACT 18 to enroll.

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