South Carolina Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of South Carolina-Columbia, 739 on-campus, 1 out-of-campus, 27 public property, 682 residence halls, and 5 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 19.91. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 19.18. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.27 at South Carolina.

By violation type, 33 arrests, 49 criminal offenses, and 652 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 29 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 4 hate crimes are reported at South Carolina.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	33	11	-	22	3	-	0.86
Criminal Offenses	49	46	1	2	18	-	1.27
Disciplinary Actions	652	650	-	2	650	-	16.92
VAWA³	29	28	-	1	10	-	0.75
Hate Crimes	4	4	-	-	1	-	0.10
Total	767	739	1	27	682	-	19.91
Rate Per 1000 Students	19.91	19.18	0.03	0.70	17.70	-	-

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 South Carolina

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

South Carolina Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	860	73	44	722	20	1	4
2022	1,025 165	45 -28	55 11	895 173	29 9	1 -	0 -4
2023	767 -258	33 -12	49 -6	652 -243	29 -	4 3	3 3

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At University of South Carolina-Columbia, 33 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	33	11	-	22	3
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	11	4	0	7	1
Drug Law Violation	14	3	0	11	1
Liquor Law Violation	8	4	0	4	1

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-Columbia, 49 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 1.27 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.19 at South Carolina.

By crime category, Burglary was the most common with 15 cases, and Motor Vehicle Theft was the second most common with 15 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Burglary was the most common with 14 incidents, while Motor Vehicle Theft was the second most common with 14 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	49	46	1	2	18	1.27
Rape	9	9	-	-	8	0.23
Fondling	7	7	-	-	5	0.18
Aggravated Assault	2	1	-	1	-	0.05
Burglary	15	14	1	-	5	0.39
Motor Vehicle Theft	15	14	-	1	-	0.39
Arson	1	1	-	-	-	0.03
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.27	1.19	0.03	0.05	0.47	-

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-Columbia, 652 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	652	650	-	2	650
Drug Law Violation	63	61	-	2	61
Liquor Law Violation	589	589	-	-	589

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-Columbia, 29 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 28 VAWA cases reported including 5 dating violence and 22 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 0.73 at South Carolina campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	29	28	-	1	10
Domestic Violence	1	1	0	0	0
Dating Violence	6	5	0	1	3
Stalking	22	22	0	0	7

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Residence Halls¹
Intimidation	1	1	0
Bias Race	1	1	0
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	3	3	1
Bias Race	2	2	1
Bias Sexual Orientation	1	1	0

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Bates West, Main Campus	2	Unintentional	Smoking materials	0/0	$0-$99
Bates West, Main Campus	2	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$1,000-$9,999
650 Lincoln - Building B (Blos, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Other	0/0	$100-$999

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How Safe and Secure University of South Carolina-Columbia Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at South Carolina

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