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2019 Lower Columbia College Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on LCC includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for LCC

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 uncommon for a school to report zero incidents for any or all 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.

Although zero incidents of reported crime is nice, it doesn't necessarily mean that the school is safer. It could indicate lax reporting. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

LCC Overall Crime Stats

10 Total Number of Incidents
3.70 Incidents per 1000 Students
Lower Columbia College reported 10 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. That works out to 3.70 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,703.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

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 Crimes11,6700.374,000.00
Arrests for Possession78802.591,352.94
Violence Against Women13340.371,000.00
Disciplinary Actions12,6700.374,574.85

LCC Overall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of LCC crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

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Disciplinary actions account for 10.0% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 70.0% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Lower Columbia College resulted in arrests for possession. About 10.0% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 10.0% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how LCC 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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LCC Overall Crime by Location

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

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LCC On-Campus Crime Stats

1 Total Number of Incidents
0.37 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Lower Columbia College reported 1 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 2,703, that's 0.37 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

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 Crimes01,5850.004,000.00
Arrests for Possession08130.00888.89
Violence Against Women03310.001,000.00
Disciplinary Actions12,6450.374,544.91

LCC On-Campus Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of LCC on-campus crime and safety incidents are in each category.

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LCC Residence Hall Crime Stats

1 Total Number of Incidents
0.37 Incidents per 1000 Students
Lower Columbia College reported 1 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019 that took place 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 2,703, that's 0.37 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

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 Crimes01670.00101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women01400.0053.89
Disciplinary Actions12,5070.374,029.94

LCC Residence Hall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of LCC crime and safety incidents by category in residence halls is shown in the following chart.

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9 Total Number of Incidents
3.33 Incidents per 1000 Students
Lower Columbia College reported 9 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Longview public property in areas surrounding the campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 2,703, that's 3.33 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

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 Crimes1670.37666.67
Arrests for Possession72452.591,294.12
Violence Against Women1240.37555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The percentage breakdown of LCC student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding Longview neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

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