Institution
Columbia College Chicago
Columbia ChicagoILPrivate BachelorsCampus Safety Alert
- Cases
- 34
- Alerts
- 35
- Verbatim
- 97%
- Span
- 2016–2026
Official alert policy
How Columbia Chicago says it will alert: when and how its alert system activates, summarized, quoted, and analyzed.
Case log
Every documented incident
34 cases · 34 of 35 alert messages verbatim-confirmed
2026
- suspicious activity: 2026-07-17Two people on the 14th-floor fire escape at 600 S. Michigantimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2026-07-10Armed van taking at 835 S. Wabashtimely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2026-05-04Fondling on the CTA Pink Line near Polk and Statetimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2026-04-07Phone-snatch fund transfer near 1147 South Wabashtimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2026-03-11ATM and cash-app robbery near 517 South Statetimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2026-03-10Punch at the Subway doorway on South Wabashtimely warningverbatim
- shooting: 2026-03-07Handgun fired behind University Center on Holden Courttimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2026-03-04Random punches on the sidewalk at 828 South Wabashtimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2026-02-23Implied-weapon phone robbery near 700 South Clarktimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2026-02-15Implied-weapon phone robbery on Balbo sidewalktimely warningverbatim
- stabbing: 2026-01-19Stabbing near 59 East 11th Street, no college affiliationtimely warningverbatim
2025
- indecent exposure: 2025-10-08Indecent exposure near 700 South State, offender entered CTAtimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2025-10-02Struck and robbed near the Logan Statue in Grant Parktimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2025-09-18Two evening street assaults on Balbo-Wabash and Van Burentimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2025-09-17Forced ATM withdrawal at the 8th and State 7-Eleventimely warningverbatim
- shooting: 2025-09-05Weapon fired on the public way near 1305 South Michigantimely warningverbatim
- arson: 2025-08-15Second bicycle trash-can fire in the Travelodge alleytimely warningverbatim
- arson: 2025-08-06Bicycle trash-can fire in the Travelodge alleytimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2025-07-31Battery outside 754 South Wabash, police report pendingtimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2025-06-24Struck on the public way near 9th and Wabash, offender in custodytimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2025-06-09Gun displayed in a wallet-and-cash taking at Michigan and Balbotimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2025-05-12Arm grabbed under the CTA tracks at Van Buren and Plymouthtimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2025-05-08Shoved and threatened in the 500 block of South Statetimely warningverbatim
- shots fired: 2025-05-07Shell casings after shots fired at Dearborn and Van Burentimely warningverbatim
- other: 2025-05-05Gift-card scam impersonating a supervisortimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2025-04-17Unwanted face contact near 623 South Wabashtimely warningverbatim
- theft: 2025-04-08Bag snatched near 8th Street and Holden Courttimely warningverbatim
- stabbing: 2025-03-18Stabbing at Van Buren and Dearborn after an altercationtimely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2025-02-18Lower-body grab outside the Harold Washington Librarytimely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2025-02-03Lewd comments and unwanted contact in the campus areatimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2025-01-27Spat on outside Planet Fitness near 521 South Statetimely warningverbatim
- theft: 2025-01-27Property taken from a vehicle by the Student Centertimely warningverbatim
- motor vehicle theft: 2025-01-23Running vehicle taken from 37 W. Van Burentimely warningverbatim
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