Georgetown University — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

Georgetown University reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 128 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 2.40 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #2118 and #8 within DC out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 20,392 enrolled students, this campus sits in the large research university bracket, which shapes how raw incident counts should be interpreted.

The most frequently reported category at Georgetown University is "burglary" with 60 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is declining — moving from 46 in 2021 to 32 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in DC averaging 1.66 incidents per 1,000 students, Georgetown University reports 45% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 92 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 9 total fires. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 54 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.