For the calendar year 2023, 780 arrests made at South Carolina colleges. The arrest rate per 1,000 students is 2.15 at South Carolina college campues. By violation type, there were 114 weapon-related arrests, 360 drug law violation arrests, and 306 liquor law violation arrests.
Of the 630 total on-campus arrests at South Carolina colleges,
For all arrests, there were 630 on-campus, 11 non-campus, 139 public property, and 273 residence hall arrests made last year. (The number for on-campus arrests includes residence hall arrests).
| Total | On-Campus | Non-Campus | Public Properties | Residence Halls1 | Rate per 1000 Students | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 780 | 630 | 11 | 139 | 273 | 2.15 |
| Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) | 114 | 88 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 0.31 |
| Drug Law Violation | 360 | 262 | 4 | 94 | 90 | 0.99 |
| Liquor Law Violation | 306 | 280 | 6 | 20 | 159 | 0.84 |
| Rate Per 1000 Students | 2.15 | 1.73 | 0.03 | 0.38 | 0.75 | - |
The following table summarizes and compares the arrests statistics between colleges in South Carolina. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.
| State | Enrollment | Total Arrests | Rate per 1000 Students | Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) | Drug Law Violation | Liquor Law Violation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern University - Seacoast Campus | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen University | 677 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anderson University | 4,325 | 2 | 0.46 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Charleston Southern University | 3,545 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benedict College | 1,731 | 24 | 13.86 | 5 | 18 | 1 |
| Bob Jones University | 2,893 | 1 | 0.35 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Southern Wesleyan University | 1,188 | 2 | 1.68 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Charleston Cosmetology Institute | 89 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| College of Charleston | 11,729 | 58 | 4.95 | 2 | 32 | 24 |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | 3,727 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claflin University | 1,835 | 10 | 5.45 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Clemson University | 28,747 | 227 | 7.90 | 8 | 57 | 162 |
| Clemson University - International Center for Automotive Research | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clemson University - Clemson Design Center | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clemson University - Clemson University Advanced Materials Center | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton College | 106 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coker University | 1,263 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Columbia International University | 2,631 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Columbia College | 1,572 | 5 | 3.18 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Converse University | 1,341 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark Technical College | 646 | 8 | 12.38 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Erskine College | 984 | 3 | 3.05 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Francis Marion University | 4,017 | 16 | 3.98 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| Furman University | 2,505 | 1 | 0.40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greenville Technical College | 10,661 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greenville Technical College - Brashier Campus 200 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greenville Technical College - Benson Campus 300 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greenville Technical College - Northwest Campus 400 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia | 124 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lander University | 4,363 | 64 | 14.67 | 3 | 20 | 41 |
| Limestone University | 1,782 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical University of South Carolina | 3,117 | 8 | 2.57 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Midlands Technical College | 8,978 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Morris College | 421 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newberry College | 1,507 | 3 | 1.99 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| North Greenville University | 2,219 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Piedmont Technical College | 4,999 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Piedmont Technical College - Laurens County Center | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Presbyterian College | 1,136 | 3 | 2.64 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | 3,855 | 2 | 0.52 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort | 2,121 | 7 | 3.30 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | 36,579 | 11 | 0.30 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| University of South Carolina-Lancaster | 2,328 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie | 809 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| University of South Carolina-Sumter | 1,692 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal Carolina University | 10,829 | 33 | 3.05 | 3 | 13 | 17 |
| South Carolina State University | 3,041 | 27 | 8.88 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| University of South Carolina-Upstate | 4,946 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Spartanburg Methodist College | 1,029 | 6 | 5.83 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Spartanburg Community College | 6,330 | 2 | 0.32 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Central Carolina Technical College | 3,004 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tri-County Technical College | 5,780 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tri-County Technical College - Anderson Campus | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trident Technical College | 14,025 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winthrop University | 4,694 | 18 | 3.83 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| Wofford College | 1,873 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill | 172 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charleston School of Law | 675 | 83 | 122.96 | 27 | 46 | 10 |
| Strayer University-South Carolina | 2,061 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Strayer University-South Carolina - Charleston | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arclabs | 643 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arclabs - Arclabs Columbia | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Personal Touch Beauty and Barber College | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 363,463 | 780 | 2.15 | 88 | 262 | 280 |