The Virginia Campus Sexual Assault Dashboard is a resource that informs students and parents about the risks of campus sexual assault. The dataset compares sexual crimes reported separately by Virginia colleges and universities in their Clery reports (a requirement of federal law) against their enrollment.
Named for Jeanne Clery, who was raped and murdered in her dorm room by a fellow student, the Clery Act is intended to warn students, parents and the public about campus crime. But the reports are little known because they are often buried in college websites far removed from the kind of promotional information used to recruit students. The federal government also collects and posts the information, but there are limitations on how easily users can compare institutions. We hope the dashboard will spur important conversations about personal safety, campus culture and college policies.
Virginia Campus Sexual Assaults (per thousand students)
Randolph-Macon College - 5.46
Mary Baldwin University - 4.57
University of Lynchburg - 3.93
Roanoke College - 2.11
Bridgewater College - 1.92
Virginia Military Institute - 1.89
Christopher Newport University - 1.75
University of Richmond - 1.51
Radford University - 1.33
University of Mary Washington - 1.26
Washington and Lee University - 1.15
University of Virginia - 1.10
Virginia State University - 1.09
College of William & Mary - 1.00
Marymount University - 0.94
Regent University - 0.92
Hampton University - 0.87
Norfolk State University - 0.87
James Madison University - 0.74
Virginia Commonwealth University - 0.47
Virginia Tech - 0.46
Old Dominion University - 0.34
George Mason University - 0.32
Longwood University - 0.28
Liberty University - 0.26
University of Virginia's College at Wise - 0.0
Hampden-Sydney College - 0.0
Shenendoah University - 0.0
Virginia Union University - 0.0
Virginia Wesleyan University - 0.0
About the dataset
Only four-year colleges and universities with a minimum enrollment of 1,000 students were analayzed and included in the dataset. For consistency, enrollment was calculated using spring 2020 undergraduate enrollment counts, as reported by the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia. For the purposes of the dashboard, sexual assault includes all incidents of rape, fondling, statutory rape, or incest occuring on or off the main campus as reported in college Clery reports.
Sources:
Enrollment data: State Council of Higher Education of Virginia
Sexual assault data:
Bridgewater College https://www.bridgew.edu/sites/bridgew/files/media/pdf_document/2021-BSU-Clery-Report.pdf
Christopher Newport University https://cnu.edu/police/_pdf/annualreport.pdf
George Mason University http://police.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2021-Annual-Security-and-Fire-Safety-Report.pdf
Hampden-Sydney College https://www.hsc.edu/public-safety-and-police
Hampton University http://docs.hamptonu.edu/student/Annual_Security_Report_2021_20211001134249.pdf
James Madison University https://www.jmu.edu/police/clerycompliance/annual-security-and-fire-safety-report.pdf
Liberty University https://www.liberty.edu/police/wp-content/uploads/sites/100/2021/09/2021_Annual-Security-Report.pdf
Longwood University https://www.longwood.edu/media/police/public-site/Annual-Security-and-Fire-Safety-Report-2021.pdf
Mary Baldwin University https://go.marybaldwin.edu/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2021/09/ASR-MBU-2021-Final.pdf
Marymount University https://marymount.edu/student-life/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/09/Annual-Safety-Report-2021-Final.pdf
Norfolk State University https://www.nsu.edu/campus-security/security-booklet-2021.aspx
Old Dominion University https://www.odu.edu/content/dam/odu/offices/police/docs/asr/2021-annual-security-report.pdf
Radford University https://www.radford.edu/content/dam/departments/administrative/police/SafetySecurityAnnualReport.pdf
Randolph-Macon College https://www.rmc.edu/offices/campus-safety/annual-security-and-annual-fire-report-your-right-to-know/crime-statistics
Regent University https://www.regent.edu/campus/police/documents/2020-Annual-Security-and-Fire-Safety-Report.pdf
Roanoke College https://www.roanoke.edu/documents/safety/2021%20Annual%20Security%20Report.pdf
Shenandoah University https://www.su.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Main-Campus-ASR-2021.pdf
University of Lynchburg https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f-bOmJbzfFnIbFwEJdZ9lM7PCKnoMYyW4jEpj41IvjA/edit
University of Mary Washington https://www.umw.edu/police/2021-annual-security-report/2019-fredericksburg-campus-crime-statistics/
University of Richmond https://police.richmond.edu/common/pdf/2021-annual-security-report-092921.pdf
University of Virginia https://cleryact.virginia.edu/sites/g/files/jsddwu711/files/2021-09/UVA_Annual_Fire_Safety_Security_Report_FINAL.pdf
University of Virginia's College at Wise https://view.publitas.com/university-of-virginias-college-at-wise/asfsr/page/1
Virginia Commonwealth University https://police.vcu.edu/media/police/assets/documents/facts--reports/CampusSafetyReport.pdf
Virginia Military Institute https://www.vmi.edu/media/content-assets/documents/police/2021-Full-Clery.pdf
Virginia State University https://www.vsu.edu/files/docs/police/2018-20-annual-security-report.pdf
Virginia Tech https://police.vt.edu/content/dam/police_vt_edu/clery-reports/2020%20Final%20copy%20ASR.pdf
Virginia Union University https://www.vuu.edu/Content/Uploads/vuu.edu/images/VUU%20Annual%20Security%20and%20Fire%20Report%202021.pdf
Virginia Wesleyan College https://issuu.com/virginiawesleyancollege/docs/safesecurebrochure21-22?fr=sMWVlNDM4OTU4NDM
Washington and Lee University https://my.wlu.edu/student-life/health-and-safety/public-safety/campus-safety-and-crime-reporting/annual-campus-security-report/crime-statistics
William & Mary https://www.wm.edu/offices/compliance/_documents/2021_campus_safety_report.pdf
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