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2019 Richland Community College Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on Richland Community College includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Richland Community College

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

Many colleges and universities report zero incidents in some 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.

While zero reported crimes may seem like a good sign, it does not necessarily indicate that the school has been safer. It may just be that the school doesn't have as strict reporting as others. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

Richland Community College Overall Crime Stats

5 Total Number of Incidents
1.76 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Richland Community College reported 5 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. Since the number of students at the school that year was 2,846, that's 1.76 incidents per 1,000 students.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes11,6700.354,000.00
Arrests for Possession18800.351,352.94
Violence Against Women13340.351,000.00
Disciplinary Actions22,6700.704,574.85

Richland Community College Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 40.0% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 20.0% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Richland Community College resulted in arrests for possession. About 20.0% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 20.0% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Richland Community College 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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Richland Community College Overall Crime by Location

The percentage breakdown of Richland Community College crime and safety incidents by location is shown in the following chart.

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Richland Community College On-Campus Crime Stats

2 Total Number of Incidents
0.70 Incidents per 1000 Students
Richland Community College reported 2 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. That works out to 0.70 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,846.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Women13310.351,000.00
Disciplinary Actions12,6450.354,544.91

Richland Community College On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Richland Community College Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

1 Total Number of Incidents
0.35 Incidents per 1000 Students
Richland Community College reported 1 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on affiliated off-campus properties. Since the number of students at the school that year was 2,846, that's 0.35 incidents per 1,000 students.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes01640.00333.33
Arrests for Possession1640.35111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

Richland Community College Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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2 Total Number of Incidents
0.70 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Richland Community College reported 2 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Decatur neighborhood. That works out to 0.70 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,846.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

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 Crimes1670.35666.67
Arrests for Possession02450.001,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions11370.35137.93

The percentage breakdown of Richland Community College student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding Decatur neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

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