University of Southern Maine — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

University of Southern Maine reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 37 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 3.72 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #2410 and #18 within ME out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 7,528 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 University of Southern Maine is "rape" with 18 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is rising — moving from 6 in 2021 to 19 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in ME averaging 0.80 incidents per 1,000 students, University of Southern Maine reports 367% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 9 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 9 total fires. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 27 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.