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nStudent Population: 4,949 n

Most crime at this small college in New York State’s capital, Albany, took place off campus. Most unusually, in 2006, the College of Saint Rose endured eight arsons in nearby public places, according to data it supplied to the federal government. (That number dropped to only one in 2007.) Aggravated assaults were also an off-campus problem. In a statement, the College of Saint Rose said, “"The inclusion of Saint Rose in this ranking is based on a series of arsons that took place in the city of Albany in 2006. The Albany Police Department made an arrest and the arsons stopped. … [This list] certainly unfairly penalizes small to midsized colleges in vibrant city environments and, curiously, does not include institutions that share the same city. The safety of our students has been and always will be a top priority for the College, and we pride ourselves in honestly and accurately reporting all of our crime statistics.” n

n#24, University of California - Riverside (pictured)
nStudent Population: 17,187 n

Founded in 1907 as the Citrus Experiment Station, the University of California, Riverside is a public research university that has boomed with the Southern Californian community around it. UC Riverside has 29 police officers that patrol campus around the clock. Nevertheless, there were 13 cases of arson on campus in the two years analyzed, and off campus, a large number of aggravated assaults.","content":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---university-of-california---riverside.jpg","version":1493142227,"file_name":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---university-of-california---riverside.jpg","public_id":"galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---university-of-california---riverside_pienmg"}],["pt-image",{"url":"http://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/v1493142227/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---yale_ozb5bs.jpg","type":"dailybeast/components/gallery/slide","crops":{"1_1":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":438,"height":438},"16_9":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":625,"height":351}},"order":1,"title":"","credit":"Spencer Platt / Getty Images","rights":null,"caption":"#23, nYale University (pictured)
nStudent Population: 11,454 n

Currently the focus of national attention due to the murder of graduate student Annie Le, Yale University’s New Haven campus is also plagued by lesser crimes. The majority of on-campus crime is smaller offenses, like burglary. Off-campus crime, however, is more serious, with 20 robberies reported in public places in 2006 and nine in 2007. Small comfort: It fared better than archrival Harvard by three slots. n

n#22, New Jersey Institute of Technology
nStudent Population: 8,288 n

Newark, New Jersey has for decades been one the most dangerous cities in the United States. No surprise then, that the New Jersey Institute of Technology, which is in Newark, makes the list. New Jersey’s 128-year-old public, technological research institution is particularly troubled by off-campus crime on public property, like parks and transit stops. On-campus crime is relatively low. In a statement, NJIT said that “Newark is no longer among the nation’s most dangerous cities. In the n2008 list, Newark is listed at #24.” The University added that, from 2007 to 2008, its Clery numbers improved markedly. ","content":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---yale.jpg","version":1493142227,"file_name":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---yale.jpg","public_id":"galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---yale_ozb5bs"}],["pt-image",{"url":"http://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/v1493142227/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---harvard_acphii.jpg","type":"dailybeast/components/gallery/slide","crops":{"1_1":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":438,"height":438},"16_9":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":625,"height":351}},"order":2,"title":"","credit":"Joe Raedle / Getty Images","rights":null,"caption":"#21, nAlabama A&M
nStudent Population: 5,706 n

A historically black land-grant university in Normal, Alabama, Alabama A&M was established in 1873 by the state legislature as the State Normal School and University for the Education of the Colored Teachers and Students with 61 students, two teachers, and a yearly budget of $1,000. Now the school has 6,000 students. Nearly all crimes happened on the campus, which is located close to Huntsville. n

n#20, Harvard University (pictured)
nStudent Population: 25,690 n

Be warned, smarty-pants: The nation’s oldest university reported more on-campus crime than any other university on this list. The majority of these crimes were burglaries, and Harvard was also near the top for crimes in nearby public places (mostly robberies, assaults, and vehicular thefts.) Harvard was also the highest among the top 25 in terms of rapes listed, although this is likely because the university is particularly good at getting students to report date and acquaintance rape, and therefore may actually reflect campus safety instead of danger.","content":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---harvard.jpg","version":1493142227,"file_name":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---harvard.jpg","public_id":"galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---harvard_acphii"}],["pt-image",{"url":"http://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/v1493142227/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---brown_mplpke.jpg","type":"dailybeast/components/gallery/slide","crops":{"1_1":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":438,"height":438},"16_9":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":625,"height":351}},"order":3,"title":"","credit":"Newscom","rights":null,"caption":"#19, nBuffalo State
nStudent Population: 10,993 n

Buffalo State College, with 11,000 students, is the largest school in the State University of New York system (not to be confused with the nearby former SUNY-Buffalo, now known as the University at Buffalo). Police have stepped up patrolling at all the colleges in the city after crime began increasing at a faster rate in student-heavy neighborhoods. n

n#18, Brown University (pictured)
nStudent Population: 8,167 n

Emma Watson chose one of America’s best universities when she elected to go to Brown University. She also chose one of its most crime-ridden. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, Brown’s campus is particularly prone to burglary. Robberies and aggravated assaults were also very high in public places in 2006, though they dropped significantly in 2007.","content":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---brown.jpg","version":1493142227,"file_name":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---brown.jpg","public_id":"galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---brown_mplpke"}],["pt-image",{"url":"http://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/v1493142227/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---springfield-college_xgmoyi.jpg","type":"dailybeast/components/gallery/slide","crops":{"1_1":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":438,"height":438},"16_9":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":625,"height":351}},"order":4,"title":"","credit":"Elise Amendola / AP Photo","rights":null,"caption":"#17, nSpringfield College (pictured)
nStudent Population: 4,806 n

Springfield College with its core philosophy of "Humanics"—balancing education between the mind, body, and spirit—was founded in 1885 in Springfield, Massachusetts. It's also the birthplace of basketball. The college had a large number of aggravated assaults in 2006, relative to its size, but the rate has since gone down. Most crimes occurred on campus, not around it. n

n#16, California State University - Monterey Bay
nStudent Population: 4,080 n

California State University - Monterey Bay is a small public school founded just 15 years ago on the central coast of California. The university focuses on "outcomes-based education," meaning students are required to demonstrate what they've learned through projects and capstone classes. In terms of this list, it’s a bit of an anomaly. Two-thirds of its students reside on the scenic campus, where burglary is by far the most common crime, though one homicide, the result, the school says, of self-defense from domestic violence (and declared justified by local authorities), strongly impacted its ranking: It was the smallest school, in terms of students, on our list, barely making our cutoff. University spokesman Scott Faust also cited the fact that the school has a very large campus—a former Army base named Ford Ord—given the small student body, as well as the existence of non-student housing on its campus, making it the “equivalent of a small town.”","content":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---springfield-college.jpg","version":1493142227,"file_name":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---springfield-college.jpg","public_id":"galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---springfield-college_xgmoyi"}],["pt-image",{"url":"http://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/v1493142227/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---norfolk_ujycjb.jpg","type":"dailybeast/components/gallery/slide","crops":{"1_1":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":438,"height":438},"16_9":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":625,"height":351}},"order":5,"title":"","credit":null,"rights":null,"caption":"#15, nNorfolk State University (pictured)
nStudent Population: 6,155 n

Norfolk State University, one of the largest historically black universities in the nation, is located in Norfolk, Virginia, a major military center with a higher-than-average crime rate. The school granted its first bachelor's degree in 1956, and now offers two doctorate and 15 master's degrees. There was one murder on campus in 2007. n

n#14, University of Baltimore
nStudent Population: 5,421 n

Once the home of the original Washington Monument, Baltimore’s Mt. Vernon district is now home to the University of Baltimore—and some hair-raising crime statistics. Though on-campus crime is relatively low, UB reported 29 robberies and 10 aggravated assaults in public places—such as sidewalks, streets, and public-transit stops—in 2007, up from 9 robberies and five public-place assaults in 2006.","content":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---norfolk.jpg","version":1493142227,"file_name":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---norfolk.jpg","public_id":"galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---norfolk_ujycjb"}],["pt-image",{"url":"http://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/v1493142227/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---hampton-university_cr32hk.jpg","type":"dailybeast/components/gallery/slide","crops":{"1_1":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":393,"height":393},"16_9":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":625,"height":351}},"order":6,"title":"","credit":"Newscom","rights":null,"caption":"#13, nHampton University (pictured)
nStudent Population: 5,427 n

Hampton University is a private, historically black university about 70 miles southeast of Richmond, Virginia. The first classes on the grounds were taught in 1861, in defiance of a state law forbidding teaching slaves and freed blacks to read and write. Doors opened in 1868, and the school still has a dress code. This spring, the campus was put on lockdown when a former student nshot two people in a dorm and then killed himself. However, the most common crime on campus is burglary. “These crimes (especially looking at Duke, U Illinois, Yale) are random actsrnof violence that can happen anytime and anywhere,” the university said in a statement. “Hampton University is a very safe, gated campus surrounded on three-sides by water. Hampton University has an academy-trained police force who patrol on foot, bike andrnvehicle 24 hours a day seven days a week. All our dorms have a swipe-card access; in addition the front desks are manned 24 hours a day.” n

n#12, Illinois Institute of Technology
nStudent Population: 7,277 n

Located in Chicago, Illinois Tech is a Ph.D.-granting research university established in 1940 when two half-century-old colleges merged. The university focuses on engineering and science, and is trying to push further into the biotechnology field. In recent years, there were more robberies, burglaries, aggravated assaults and vehicle thefts on campus than off. Its main campus occupies 10 city blocks south of the Chicago Loop. Only a third of the 7,277 students are female.","content":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---hampton-university.jpg","version":1493142227,"file_name":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---hampton-university.jpg","public_id":"galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---hampton-university_cr32hk"}],["pt-image",{"url":"http://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/v1493142227/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---fitchburg-and-north-carolina-central_msfiqu.jpg","type":"dailybeast/components/gallery/slide","crops":{"1_1":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":287,"height":287},"16_9":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":509,"height":287}},"order":7,"title":"","credit":null,"rights":null,"caption":"#11, nFitchburg State
nStudent Population: 6,692 n

Founded in 1894, Fitchburg State College is a compact campus in a small former mill town in central Massachusetts. To increase a public safety presence despite cuts in funding, Fitchburg police have set up a npolice substation staffed by interns from the college and local high school. Burglary is the most common crime on campus, and is more common on campus than around it. n

n#10, North Carolina Central
nStudent Population: 8,383 n

North Carolina Central’s name has been linked with crime before—but last time, it was when a stripper enrolled here falsely accused a group of white Duke lacrosse players of raping her. Racial tensions can run high in Durham, North Carolina, as can the crime rates: NCC weathered at least 45 burglaries, 10 assaults, and one murder in 2007. The majority of reported crimes were committed on campus.","content":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---fitchburg-and-north-carolina-central.jpg","version":1493142227,"file_name":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---fitchburg-and-north-carolina-central.jpg","public_id":"galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---fitchburg-and-north-carolina-central_msfiqu"}],["pt-image",{"url":"http://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/v1493142227/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-schools---south-carolina_j7jxx6.jpg","type":"dailybeast/components/gallery/slide","crops":{"1_1":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":438,"height":438},"16_9":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":625,"height":351}},"order":8,"title":"","credit":"AP Photo","rights":null,"caption":"#9, nBowie State University
nStudent Population: 5,404 n

Maryland requires very strict crime reporting standards, and as a result, many of the state’s schools took a hit in our study. Located in suburban Prince George’s County, Bowie State’s crime problems are mostly its own, with few off-campus incidents reported. The campus saw 46 burglaries and eight assaults in 2007. Reached for comment, Bowie State’s Chief of Public Safety Ernest Waiters says, “We are pleased that Bowie State University is a safe campus community.” n

n#8, South Carolina State (pictured)
nStudent Population: 4,933 n

During the civil-rights movement, this historically black college in Orangeburg, South Carolina was the site of the Orangeburg Massacre, a clash with state highway patrolmen that killed three students. Today, the crime is less dramatic: South Carolina State’s campus is particularly troubled by robberies and aggravated assaults. ","content":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-schools---south-carolina.jpg","version":1493142227,"file_name":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-schools---south-carolina.jpg","public_id":"galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-schools---south-carolina_j7jxx6"}],["pt-image",{"url":"http://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/v1493142227/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---grambling_ttitlz.jpg","type":"dailybeast/components/gallery/slide","crops":{"1_1":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":438,"height":438},"16_9":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":625,"height":351}},"order":9,"title":"","credit":"Ted Jackson, Times-Picayune / Landov","rights":null,"caption":"#7, nGrambling State University (pictured)
nStudent Population: 5,161 n

A historically black public university in rural Grambling, Louisiana, GSU’s student population is larger than their host town’s entire population. Crime at GSU is predominantly on campus: 2007 saw 99 on-campus burglaries, seven vehicular thefts, six assaults, and an arson. The good news? In the same time frame as our study, Grambling founded its GSU Police program, featuring community crime watches and increased resources for crime prevention. “We take campus safety and security very seriously at GSU,” says a school spokesperson.","content":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---grambling.jpg","version":1493142227,"file_name":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---grambling.jpg","public_id":"galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---grambling_ttitlz"}],["pt-image",{"url":"http://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/v1493142227/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---mit_wqncox.jpg","type":"dailybeast/components/gallery/slide","crops":{"1_1":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":438,"height":438},"16_9":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":625,"height":351}},"order":10,"title":"","credit":"Robert E. Klein / AP Photo","rights":null,"caption":"#6, nUniversity of Maryland - Eastern Shore
n Student Population: 4,086 n

Located in the small town of Princess Anne, with a population of less than 2,400, the quaintness masks some troubles: University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s campus has suffered though a high number of aggravated assaults and burglaries. Off-campus crime is practically non-existent. “There has been a decline in crime over the past two years as we tighten up security in the whole UM system,” responds the university’s police chief, Warren Sumpter. “At the direction of our Board of Regents, we have a committee of public safety officials to look at best practices and make sure they are implemented system wide. Also, the state of Maryland laws of reporting are stricter than other states and what we report under the Clery Act is sometimes different than other schools.”n

n#5, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (pictured)
nStudent population: 10,220 n

Freshman orientation at this world-class institution may often seemrnlike just an extension of Space Camp, but newbies shouldn’t berndeceived: This urban Cambridge campus had one of the highest incidentsrnof burglary in the country in 2007. In February, two people were robbed in broad daylight nearrncampus, one victim held “in a choke hold” and then punched, according the school paper. An updated police log is maintained weekly by the school’s Crime Club.","content":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---mit.jpg","version":1493142227,"file_name":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---mit.jpg","public_id":"galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---mit_wqncox"}],["pt-image",{"url":"http://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/v1493142227/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---tufts_dkz8ub.jpg","type":"dailybeast/components/gallery/slide","crops":{"1_1":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":438,"height":438},"16_9":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":625,"height":351}},"order":11,"title":"","credit":"John Bohn, Boston Globe / Landov","rights":null,"caption":"#4, nTufts University (pictured)
nStudent Population: 9,758 n

Bordered by working-class neighborhoods, Tufts’ Medford, Massachusetts,rncampus had 10 aggravated assaults and five robberies in the two yearsrnof data we studied. And the Tufts community continued to be disturbedrnby similar crimes last school year, including multiple armedrnrobberies. Stats from the school’s downtown Boston campus, where its medical school is located, skew its overall ranking higher. Campus police send out email alerts regardingrnpotential dangers soon after they are reported. n

n#3, University of Maryland-Baltimore
nStudent Population: 5,884 n

Plagued by gang violence and a declining economy, Baltimore has long been one of the most crime-ridden cities in the U.S. Officials at UM-Baltimore explain its urban setting is almost certainly why it falls on this list. “Our campus is an oasis of safety in Baltimore,” says Colonel Milland Reed, deputy chief of the school’s police department. “The community where we sit is improving all the time and this is a very safe campus to walk on.” Though on-campus crime wasn’t far above average, crimes committed in nearby public spaces, including sidewalks, streets, and public transit stops, were consistently high, including 18 assaults, 12 vehicular thefts, 16 robberies in 2007.","content":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---tufts.jpg","version":1493142227,"file_name":"/content/dam/dailybeast/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---tufts.jpg","public_id":"galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---tufts_dkz8ub"}],["pt-image",{"url":"http://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/v1493142227/galleries/2009/09/16/25-colleges-with-the-worst-crime-rankings/dangerous-colleges---emerson-college_jfqlj5.jpg","type":"dailybeast/components/gallery/slide","crops":{"1_1":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":438,"height":438},"16_9":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":625,"height":351}},"order":12,"title":"","credit":"Kevin Cochran","rights":null,"caption":"#2, nSt. Xavier University
nStudent Population: 5,675 n

A Catholic school on Chicago's South Side, St. Xavier was founded in 1846 as an all-female institution. Though it’s now co-ed, SXU’s student population skews 73 percent female, and is celebrated for its teaching and nursing schools. The school suffers primarily from off-campus violence, including 37 assaults and 13 rapes in the areas surrounding the campus in 2007. n

n#1, Emerson College (pictured)
nStudent population: 4,380 n

Emerson is the only college in the country dedicated to communication and arts. It also sits in downtown Boston, and many of the crimes it is required to report occur at a nearby subway stations or in adjacent parks or nearby sidewalks, rather than on Emerson property itself. “Emerson College is an extremely safe campus with little or no crime on campus each year,” says Andrew Tiedemann. “Any crimes that happen on Boston Common and in the subway station show up in our report but do not involve our community. “ Still, its students arernregularly on that subway, in that park, and they also live in apartments nearby. 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