430 Criminal Offenses Occured at South Carolina College Campuses

For the calendar year 2023, 430 criminal offenses occured at South Carolina colleges. The crimial offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.18 at South Carolina college campues.

Of the 342 total on-campus criminal offenses at South Carolina colleges,

There were no murders on South Carolina college campuses.
There were 113 sexual assault incluing rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape. The sexual assault crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.31 at South Carolina college campuses.
There were 7 robberies, and the robbery crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.02 at South Carolina college campuses.
There were 31 aggravated assaults, and the aggravated assaults crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.09 at South Carolina college campuses.
There were 103 burglary, and the burglary crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.28 at South Carolina college campuses.
There were 82 motor vehicle theft, and the motor vehicle theft rate per 1,000 students is 0.23 at South Carolina college campuses.
There were 6 arson, and the arson crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.02 at South Carolina college campuses.

For all criminal offenses, there were 342 on-campus, 34 non-campus, 54 public property, and 151 residence hall criminal offenses occured last year. (The number for on-campus criminal offenses includes residence hall criminal offenses).

Criminal Offenses statistics at South Carolina Colleges
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	430	342	34	54	151	1.18
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0	-
Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0	-
Rape	92	81	5	6	73	0.25
Fondling	37	32	3	2	16	0.10
Incest	0	0	0	0	0	-
Statutory Rape	0	0	0	0	0	-
Robbery	11	7	0	4	1	0.03
Aggravated Assault	54	31	3	20	9	0.15
Burglary	112	103	9	0	48	0.31
Motor Vehicle Theft	117	82	13	22	0	0.32
Arson	7	6	1	0	4	0.02
Rate Per 1000 Students	1.18	0.94	0.09	0.15	0.42	-

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics for South Carolina Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the criminal offenses statistics between colleges in South Carolina. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.

Last Update: April 22, 2025 | Data source: CSS (Campus Safety and Security), OPE

On-campus Criminal Offenses Statistics at South Carolina Colleges
State	Enrollment	Total Criminal Offenses	Rate per 1000 Students	Rape	Fondling	Robbery	Aggravated Assault	Burglary	Motor Vehicle Theft	Arson
Southeastern University - Seacoast Campus	-	2	-	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Allen University	677	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anderson University	4,325	6	1.39	2	2	0	0	2	0	0
Charleston Southern University	3,545	12	3.39	0	3	0	0	9	0	0
Benedict College	1,731	4	2.31	0	0	1	1	0	2	0
Bob Jones University	2,893	1	0.35	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Southern Wesleyan University	1,188	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charleston Cosmetology Institute	89	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
College of Charleston	11,729	21	1.79	13	3	0	0	4	1	0
Citadel Military College of South Carolina	3,727	8	2.15	5	0	0	2	1	0	0
Claflin University	1,835	10	5.45	2	1	0	3	3	1	0
Clemson University	28,747	35	1.22	3	1	0	3	9	17	2
Clemson University - International Center for Automotive Research	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Clemson University - Clemson Design Center	-	2	-	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Clemson University - Clemson University Advanced Materials Center	-	2	-	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Clinton College	106	1	9.43	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Coker University	1,263	4	3.17	1	0	0	0	3	0	0
Columbia International University	2,631	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Columbia College	1,572	2	1.27	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Converse University	1,341	5	3.73	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
Denmark Technical College	646	5	7.74	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
Erskine College	984	1	1.02	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Francis Marion University	4,017	7	1.74	3	0	0	2	2	0	0
Furman University	2,505	28	11.18	8	0	0	0	3	16	1
Greenville Technical College	10,661	1	0.09	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Greenville Technical College - Brashier Campus 200	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Greenville Technical College - Benson Campus 300	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greenville Technical College - Northwest Campus 400	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia	124	1	8.06	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Lander University	4,363	3	0.69	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Limestone University	1,782	4	2.24	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
Medical University of South Carolina	3,117	22	7.06	0	5	3	6	3	5	0
Midlands Technical College	8,978	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Morris College	421	9	21.38	0	0	0	3	5	0	1
Newberry College	1,507	7	4.64	0	0	1	1	5	0	0
North Greenville University	2,219	3	1.35	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
Piedmont Technical College	4,999	1	0.20	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Piedmont Technical College - Laurens County Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Presbyterian College	1,136	10	8.80	2	0	0	3	3	2	0
University of South Carolina Aiken	3,855	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
University of South Carolina Beaufort	2,121	3	1.41	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
University of South Carolina-Columbia	36,579	46	1.26	9	7	0	1	14	14	1
University of South Carolina-Lancaster	2,328	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie	809	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
University of South Carolina-Sumter	1,692	1	0.59	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Coastal Carolina University	10,829	14	1.29	9	0	0	4	1	0	0
South Carolina State University	3,041	20	6.58	5	0	2	0	9	4	0
University of South Carolina-Upstate	4,946	3	0.61	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spartanburg Methodist College	1,029	12	11.66	4	0	0	0	3	5	0
Spartanburg Community College	6,330	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Central Carolina Technical College	3,004	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tri-County Technical College	5,780	1	0.17	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Tri-County Technical College - Anderson Campus	-	1	-	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Trident Technical College	14,025	4	0.29	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
Winthrop University	4,694	7	1.49	2	4	0	1	0	0	0
Wofford College	1,873	11	5.87	4	1	0	0	0	6	0
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill	172	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charleston School of Law	675	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strayer University-South Carolina	2,061	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strayer University-South Carolina - Charleston	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arclabs	643	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arclabs - Arclabs Columbia	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Personal Touch Beauty and Barber College	12	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	363,463	430	1.18	81	32	7	31	103	82	6

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