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,
- 13.97% were weapon-related, and the on-campus weapon-related arrests rate per 1,000 students is 0.24.
- 41.59% were drug law violation arrests, and the on-campus durg law violation arrest per 1,000 students is 0.72.
- 44.44% were liquor law vioation arrests, and the on-campus liquor law violation arrest rate per 1,000 students is 0.77.
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).
Arrests statistics at South Carolina Colleges
| Total | On-Campus | Non-Campus | Public Properties | Residence Halls1 | Rate per 1000 Students |
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| Total | 780 | 630 | 11 | 139 | 273 | 2.15 |
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| Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) | 114 | 88 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 0.31 |
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| Drug Law Violation | 360 | 262 | 4 | 94 | 90 | 0.99 |
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| Liquor Law Violation | 306 | 280 | 6 | 20 | 159 | 0.84 |
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| Rate Per 1000 Students | 2.15 | 1.73 | 0.03 | 0.38 | 0.75 | - |
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1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.
Arrests Statistics for South Carolina Colleges
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.