SMC Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Spartanburg Methodist College, 65 on-campus, and 48 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 58.09. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 58.09. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 10.72 at SMC.

By violation type, 6 arrests, 12 criminal offenses, and 40 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 7 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at SMC.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	6	6	-	-	-	-	5.36
Criminal Offenses	12	12	-	-	7	-	10.72
Disciplinary Actions	40	40	-	-	40	-	35.75
VAWA³	7	7	-	-	1	-	6.26
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	65	65	-	-	48	-	58.09
Rate Per 1000 Students	58.09	58.09	-	-	42.90	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

SMC Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	28	0	3	25	0	0	0
2022	35 7	0 -	14 11	18 -7	3 3	0 -	0 -
2023	65 30	6 6	12 -2	40 22	7 4	0 -	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Spartanburg Methodist College, 6 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	6	6	-	-	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	3	3	-	-	0
Drug Law Violation	3	3	-	-	0
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 Spartanburg Methodist College, 12 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 10.72 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 10.72 at SMC.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	12	12	-	-	7	10.72
Rape	4	4	-	-	4	3.57
Burglary	3	3	-	-	3	2.68
Motor Vehicle Theft	5	5	-	-	-	4.47
Rate per 1000 Stuents	10.72	10.72	-	-	6.26	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Spartanburg Methodist 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	27	27	-	-	27
Liquor Law Violation	13	13	-	-	13

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

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

At Spartanburg Methodist College, 7 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	7	7	-	-	1
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	-	0
Dating Violence	4	4	-	-	1
Stalking	3	3	-	-	0

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

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How Safe and Secure Spartanburg Methodist College Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at SMC

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