SMCC Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Southwest Mississippi Community College, 13 on-campus, and 10 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 7.39. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 7.39. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.00 at SMCC.

By violation type, 2 arrests and 10 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 1 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at SMCC.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	2	2	-	-	-	-	1.14
Criminal Offenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Disciplinary Actions	10	10	-	-	10	-	5.69
VAWA³	1	1	-	-	-	-	0.57
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	13	13	-	-	10	-	7.39
Rate Per 1000 Students	7.39	7.39	-	-	5.69	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

SMCC Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	12	3	0	8	1	0	0
2022	15 3	0 -3	0 -	13 5	2 1	0 -	0 -
2023	13 -2	2 2	0 -	10 -3	1 -1	0 -	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Southwest Mississippi Community College, 2 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	2	2	-	-	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	-	-	0
Drug Law Violation	2	2	-	-	0
Liquor Law Violation	-	0	-	-	0

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Southwest Mississippi Community College, 10 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	10	10	-	-	10
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	8	8	-	-	8
Liquor Law Violation	1	1	-	-	1

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

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

At Southwest Mississippi Community College, 1 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

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

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

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How Safe and Secure Southwest Mississippi Community College Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at SMCC

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