USCB Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of South Carolina Beaufort, 119 on-campus, 113 residence halls, and 1 on-campus fire 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 53.89. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 53.89. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.36 at USCB.

By violation type, 7 arrests, 3 criminal offenses, and 105 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 4 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at USCB.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	7	7	-	-	1	-	3.17
Criminal Offenses	3	3	-	-	3	-	1.36
Disciplinary Actions	105	105	-	-	105	-	47.55
VAWA³	4	4	-	-	4	-	1.81
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	119	119	-	-	113	-	53.89
Rate Per 1000 Students	53.89	53.89	-	-	51.18	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

USCB Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	67	6	3	58	0	0	0
2022	70 3	4 -2	1 -2	56 -2	9 9	0 -	0 -
2023	119 49	7 3	3 2	105 49	4 -5	0 -	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At University of South Carolina Beaufort, 7 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	7	7	-	-	1
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	4	4	-	-	0
Liquor Law Violation	2	2	-	-	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At University of South Carolina Beaufort, 3 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 1.36 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.36 at USCB.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	3	3	-	-	3	1.36
Rape	1	1	-	-	1	0.45
Fondling	2	2	-	-	2	0.91
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.36	1.36	-	-	1.36	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending University of South Carolina Beaufort, 105 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	105	105	-	-	105
Drug Law Violation	8	8	-	-	8
Liquor Law Violation	97	97	-	-	97

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

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

At University of South Carolina Beaufort, 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	-	-	4
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	-	0
Dating Violence	2	2	-	-	2
Stalking	2	2	-	-	2

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

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Honors B, Bluffton Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$100-$999

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How Safe and Secure University of South Carolina Beaufort Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at USCB

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