Williams College: Crime & Safety

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Williams College LogoF Williams College is a private not-for-profit school in Williamstown, Massachusetts with about 2,220 students and 1,330 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, Williams College is a very dangerous place. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety.

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

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Criminal Offenses at Williams 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
14
0
0.7%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
14
0
0.7%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
4
0
0.4%

Motor Vehicle Theft
0
0
0.0%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

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

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at Williams 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.

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Over 32,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: D-. ACT 31 to enroll.

SUNY at AlbanySUNY at AlbanyAlbany, NY
More than 16,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. ACT 27 to enroll.

University of ConnecticutUniversity of ConnecticutStorrs, CT
Approximately 27,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D-. SAT 1300, ACT 31 to enroll.

Yale UniversityYale UniversityNew Haven, CT
Over 14,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1540, ACT 34 to enroll.

Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth CollegeHanover, NH
More than 6,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F. SAT 1520, ACT 34 to enroll.

Wesleyan UniversityWesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT
Around 3,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: F. SAT 1420, ACT 33 to enroll.

University of Massachusetts LowellUniversity of Massachusetts LowellLowell, MA
About 17,200 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D. ACT 28 to enroll.

State University of New York at New PaltzState University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, NY
More than 7,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: D-. SAT 1210, ACT 27 to enroll.

College of the Holy CrossCollege of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA
More than 3,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is F. ACT 30 to enroll.

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Around 200 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

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