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2019 Clemson University Crime & Safety Report

Is Clemson safe? Below we'll take a look at crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Our crime and safety report on Clemson includes:

Understanding the Crime Stats for Clemson

Crime & Safety Definitions

Our crime statistics come from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The four types of crimes we will be analyzing are violence against women, arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, and disciplinary actions.

Murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and arson are the types of things included in the arrests for major crimes category. The violence against women grouping includes things such as domestic violence, date rape, and stalking. The arrests for possession classification deals with things such as weapons possession, alcohol violations, and drug violations. The disciplinary actions category involves possession of weapons, alcohol violations, and drug violations in the cases where no arrest occurred but some action was taken.

Number of Incidents

It is not unusual for institutions to report that no incidents occurred in some of these categories. In fact, 56% of the schools we cover reported no arrests for major crimes, 67% reported no violence against women, 70% reported no arrests for possession, and 68% reported no disciplinary actions.

Zero incidents of reported crime may be nice to see, but it does not necessarily mean the school is safer, as it could indicate lax reporting. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

Clemson Overall Crime Stats

991 Total Number of Incidents
38.38 Incidents per 1000 Students
Clemson University reported 991 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. Based on a student body population of 25,822, that's 38.38 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes391,6701.514,000.00
Arrests for Possession2318808.951,352.94
Violence Against Women63340.231,000.00
Disciplinary Actions7152,67027.694,574.85

Clemson Overall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of Clemson crime and safety incidents are in each category.

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Disciplinary actions account for 72.1% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 23.3% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Clemson University resulted in arrests for possession. About 3.9% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 0.6% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Clemson compares to other colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to each category of crime and safety-related incidents. Note that this does not take school size into account so larger schools are likely to have more incidents.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents)
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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents)
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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents)
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We can factor in the size of the school and look at the incidents per thousand students as well.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Clemson Overall Crime by Location

The chart below shows what percentage of Clemson crime and safety incidents happened in each location.

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Clemson On-Campus Crime Stats

977 Total Number of Incidents
37.84 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Clemson University reported 977 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. That works out to 37.84 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 25,822.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes341,5851.324,000.00
Arrests for Possession2298138.87888.89
Violence Against Women53310.191,000.00
Disciplinary Actions7092,64527.464,544.91

Clemson On-Campus Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of Clemson on-campus crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

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Clemson Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

8 Total Number of Incidents
0.31 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Clemson University reported 8 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on affiliated off-campus properties. That works out to 0.31 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 25,822.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes51640.19333.33
Arrests for Possession2640.08111.11
Violence Against Women11000.04194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

Clemson Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of Clemson crime and safety incidents on affiliated off-campus properties are in each category.

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Clemson Residence Hall Crime Stats

836 Total Number of Incidents
32.38 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Clemson University reported 836 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students in residence halls. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Since the number of students at the school that year was 25,822, that's 32.38 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes51670.19101.80
Arrests for Possession1487155.73180.35
Violence Against Women01400.0053.89
Disciplinary Actions6832,50726.454,029.94

Clemson Residence Hall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of Clemson crime and safety incidents in residence halls are in each category.

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6 Total Number of Incidents
0.23 Incidents per 1000 Students
Clemson University reported 6 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Clemson public property in areas surrounding the campus. Based on a student body population of 25,822, that's 0.23 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes0670.00666.67
Arrests for Possession02450.001,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions61370.23137.93

The chart below shows what percentage of Clemson student-related crime and safety incidents in the Clemson neighborhood surrounding the campus are in each category.

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