College of Charleston: Crime & Safety

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College of Charleston LogoF College of Charleston is a public school in Charleston, South Carolina with about 10,890 students and 1,840 employees.

Our Safety Report for this school is based on the US Department of Education 2023 public data sets for various categories of violent and non-violent crimes committed both on-campus and off-campus over the last three years.

Safety Evaluation

Based on our analysis of the government information, College of Charleston is a very dangerous place to study. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus experiences dramatic problems with forcible sex offenses, in addition, there are certain problems with nonforcible sex offenses.

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Criminal Offenses at College of Charleston in 2020 - 2022

Alleged criminal offenses reported to campus security authorities and/or local police
Does not necessarily reflect prosecutions or convictions for crime


Type of Crime or Arrest
On-campus
Off-campus
Crime Chance*

Murder
0
0
0.0%

Neglient Manslaughter
0
0
0.0%

Forcible Sex Offense
25
1
0.5%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
11
1
0.3%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
1
1
0.1%

Burglary
5
2
0.2%

Motor Vehicle Theft
3
0
0.2%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
3
0
0.2%

Drug Law Violation
28
0
0.5%

Liquor Law Violation
81
0
0.8%

* Crime Chance is American School Search's subjective and approximate estimate for a student's chance of experiencing this crime during their study at College of Charleston based on the present enrollment, past crime history, current crime trend, and an assumption that the school reports accurate numbers to the government. Safety Grade is American School Search's subjective evaluation of College of Charleston campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at College of Charleston, or you believe that this college underreports campus crime statistics, then please consider filing a complaint with US Department of Education.

As of May 1st, 2014, fifty five colleges are under investigation for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints. Many of those schools are frequent guests in our exclusive 100 Most Dangerous Colleges list.

Safety in Competing Colleges

Coastal Carolina UniversityCoastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC
Around 10,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. ACT 23 to enroll.

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Around 4,100 students. Relatively safe campus. Our rating for campus security: C. SAT 970, ACT 19 to enroll.

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Around 3,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1130, ACT 25 to enroll.

University of South Carolina BeaufortUniversity of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton, SC
Over 2,200 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D+. ACT 20 to enroll.

Savannah State UniversitySavannah State UniversitySavannah, GA
More than 3,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D-. SAT 880, ACT 17 to enroll.

Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston Southern UniversityCharleston, SC
Around 3,500 students. Generally safe campus. Our grade for campus security is B-. ACT 21 to enroll.

Claflin UniversityClaflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC
About 1,900 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security is D+. ACT 17 to enroll.

South Carolina State UniversitySouth Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC
Roughly 2,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D-. ACT 16 to enroll.

Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, GA
More than 16,500 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security is D. SAT 1130, ACT 24 to enroll.

Voorhees UniversityVoorhees UniversityDenmark, SC
More than 600 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security is A.

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