Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 60 on-campus, and 47 residence halls were reported. The following table summarizes campus safety/security matters by location and types for the calendar year 2023.

The criminal and safety related action rate per 1,000 students is 6.90. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 6.90. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.92 at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC.

By violation type, 8 arrests, 8 criminal offenses, and 40 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 4 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on Mississippi Gulf Coast CC main campus. In addition to the main campus, 2 safety matters are reported at 1 Mississippi Gulf Coast CC branch.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	8	8	-	-	3	-	0.92
Criminal Offenses	8	8	-	-	3	-	0.92
Disciplinary Actions	40	40	-	-	40	-	4.60
VAWA³	4	4	-	-	1	-	0.46
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	60	60	-	-	47	-	6.90
Rate Per 1000 Students	6.90	6.90	-	-	5.41	-	-

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC

The following table shows the number of incidents related to campus safety for last three years. The numbers only includes on-campus issues for Mississippi Gulf Coast CC main campus.

Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	43	13	3	27	0	0	1
2022	87 44	11 -2	12 9	61 34	3 3	0 -	0 -1
2023	60 -27	8 -3	8 -4	40 -21	4 1	0 -	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 8 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Arrests Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	8	8	-	-	3
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	-	-	0
Drug Law Violation	8	8	-	-	3
Liquor Law Violation	-	0	-	-	0

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 8 criminal offenses are reported including rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

The crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.92 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.92 at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	8	8	-	-	3	0.92
Burglary	3	3	-	-	3	0.35
Motor Vehicle Theft	5	5	-	-	-	0.58
Rate per 1000 Stuents	0.92	0.92	-	-	0.35	-

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 40 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	40	40	-	-	40
Drug Law Violation	35	35	-	-	35
Liquor Law Violation	5	5	-	-	5

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Violence Against Women Act(VAWA) Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 4 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	4	4	-	-	1
Domestic Violence	3	3	-	-	0
Dating Violence	1	1	-	-	1
Stalking	-	0	-	-	0

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Safety Matters at 1 Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Branch

There are 2 more safety issues at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.

Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
Jackson County Campus	2	0	0	1	1	0	0

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How Safe and Secure Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

Violence Against Women Act(VAWA) Statistics By Location and Violation Types

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

Fires in Residence Halls

Safety Matters at 1 Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Branch