Hobart William Smith Colleges — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

Hobart William Smith Colleges reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 96 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 24.57 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #3022 and #196 within NY out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 1,669 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 Hobart William Smith Colleges is "rape" with 45 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is declining — moving from 31 in 2021 to 26 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in NY averaging 1.44 incidents per 1,000 students, Hobart William Smith Colleges reports 1606% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 52 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 6 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.