<p>ranking safety depends a lot on the location of the school. there are two explanations for an extremely safe campus. either 1) they are extremely isolated, and there is less chance for crime (for example, Cornell or Dartmouth), or 2) they’re located in a ghetto area with high crime rates and their campus police department has had years of experience and the school spends a lot more on security (for example, Penn). It’s hard to compare campus safety when each security department has different levels of crime to deal with.</p>