Safewise.com has named Durham, home to the University of New Hampshire, No. 1 on its list of the 30 safest college towns in the country, a bump up from the No. 4 spot held last year.
The rankings consider FBI?crime statistics?in relation to population as well as safety, security and outreach programs that contribute to making the community safer. UNH’s Sexual Harassment & Rape Prevention Program (SHARPP) was specifically cited for getting students involved in crime prevention and awareness.
Earlier this year, Alarms.org ranked UNH No. 1 on its list of the 100 safest schools in the country, based on statistics on both on-and off-campus crime rates from the FBI and the National Center for Education. More than 2,000 four-year colleges and universities were assessed.
According to that study, UNH had the fewest incidents of local and on-campus crimes, drug-related charges and crimes against women. UNH was the only New Hampshire school to make the?list.
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