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2019 University of South Carolina - Aiken Crime & Safety Report

Is University of South Carolina - Aiken safe? Below we'll take a look at crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

What you'll find in our crime and safety report on UofSC Aiken:

Understanding the Crime Stats for UofSC Aiken

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.

UofSC Aiken Overall Crime Stats

64 Total Number of Incidents
17.20 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of South Carolina - Aiken reported 64 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. Based on a student body population of 3,720, that's 17.20 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 Crimes111,6702.964,000.00
Arrests for Possession28800.541,352.94
Violence Against Women13340.271,000.00
Disciplinary Actions502,67013.444,574.85

UofSC Aiken Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 78.1% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 3.1% of the crime and safety-related incidents at University of South Carolina - Aiken resulted in arrests for possession. About 17.2% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 1.6% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how UofSC Aiken 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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UofSC Aiken Overall Crime by Location

The percentage breakdown of UofSC Aiken crime and safety incidents by location is shown in the following chart.

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UofSC Aiken On-Campus Crime Stats

64 Total Number of Incidents
17.20 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of South Carolina - Aiken reported 64 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Based on a student body population of 3,720, that's 17.20 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 Crimes111,5852.964,000.00
Arrests for Possession28130.54888.89
Violence Against Women13310.271,000.00
Disciplinary Actions502,64513.444,544.91

UofSC Aiken On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UofSC Aiken Residence Hall Crime Stats

54 Total Number of Incidents
14.52 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of South Carolina - Aiken reported 54 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. That works out to 14.52 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 3,720.

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 Crimes61671.61101.80
Arrests for Possession17150.27180.35
Violence Against Women01400.0053.89
Disciplinary Actions472,50712.634,029.94

UofSC Aiken Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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