South Carolina Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of South Carolina-Columbia, 996 on-campus, 2 out-of-campus, 50 public property, and 765 residence halls were reported. The next table summarizes campus safety/security matters by location and types.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²
Arrests	232	182	-	50	115	-
Criminal Offenses	80	79	1	-	8	-
Disciplinary Actions	720	719	1	-	638	-
VAWA³	16	16	-	-	4	-
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1,048	996	2	50	765	-
¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.
² Reported by local police
³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending University of South Carolina-Columbia, 232 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	232	182	-	50	115
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	3	2	0	1	1
Drug Law Violation	176	141	0	35	86
Liquor Law Violation	53	39	0	14	28

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, 80 criminal offenses are reported including rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	80	79	1	-	8
Rape	4	4	-	-	4
Fondling	1	1	-	-	1
Robbery	1	1	-	-	-
Aggravated Assault	1	1	-	-	1
Burglary	8	7	1	-	2
Motor Vehicle Theft	65	65	-	-	-

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, 720 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	720	719	1	-	638
Drug Law Violation	85	85	-	-	67
Liquor Law Violation	635	634	1	-	571

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

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

For students attending University of South Carolina-Columbia, 16 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	16	16	-	-	4
Domestic Violence	3	3	0	0	0
Dating Violence	5	5	0	0	4
Stalking	8	8	0	0	0

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

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

There is no reported hate crimes at University of South Carolina-Columbia.

Fires in Residence Halls

There is no reported fires on residence halls at University of South Carolina-Columbia.

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

Campus Safety/Security Matters

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

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