Carleton College — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

Carleton College reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 48 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 24.65 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #3023 and #67 within MN out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 2,069 enrolled students, this campus sits in the small college bracket, which shapes how raw incident counts should be interpreted.

The most frequently reported category at Carleton College is "fondling" with 22 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is rising — moving from 8 in 2021 to 22 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in MN averaging 1.84 incidents per 1,000 students, Carleton College reports 1241% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 44 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 0 total fires. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 9 category-year records, covering liquor law violations, drug law violations, and weapons possession on-campus. No Department of Education Clery Act enforcement actions are recorded against this institution. Safety scores should always be read alongside enrollment size, campus geography, and reporting culture — institutions with active reporting programs often show higher counts that reflect transparency rather than risk.