Hope College — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

Hope College reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 29 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 6.83 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #2739 and #69 within MI out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 3,368 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 Hope College is "rape" with 15 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is rising — moving from 6 in 2021 to 16 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in MI averaging 2.02 incidents per 1,000 students, Hope College reports 238% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 124 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.