Colorado School of Mines — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

Colorado School of Mines reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 43 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 1.84 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #1944 and #23 within CO out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 7,599 enrolled students, this campus sits in the mid-sized institution bracket, which shapes how raw incident counts should be interpreted.

The most frequently reported category at Colorado School of Mines is "burglary" with 16 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is declining — moving from 21 in 2021 to 12 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in CO averaging 1.53 incidents per 1,000 students, Colorado School of Mines reports 21% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 43 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 1 total fire. 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.