Savannah College of Art and Design: Crime & Safety

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Savannah College of Art and Design LogoD Savannah College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit school in Savannah, Georgia with about 16,410 students and 1,870 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

According to our analysis of the government data, Savannah College of Art and Design is a relatively dangerous place. American School Search gives this school grade "D" on safety.

From our perception of the data, there are certain problems with forcible sex offenses and nonforcible sex offenses.

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Criminal Offenses at Savannah College of Art and Design 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
8
0
0.2%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
22
0
0.4%

Robbery
3
0
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
2
0
0.1%

Burglary
0
0
0.0%

Motor Vehicle Theft
4
0
0.2%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
10
0
0.2%

Liquor Law Violation
1
0
0.1%

* Crime Chance is American School Search's subjective and approximate estimate for a student's chance of experiencing this crime during their study at Savannah College of Art and Design 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 Savannah College of Art and Design campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Savannah College of Art and Design, 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

Georgia Southern UniversityGeorgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GA
About 25,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. SAT 1060, ACT 21 to enroll.

College of CharlestonCollege of CharlestonCharleston, SC
Roughly 10,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. ACT 27 to enroll.

South Carolina State UniversitySouth Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC
Approximately 2,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security is D-. ACT 16 to enroll.

Southeastern Technical CollegeSoutheastern Technical CollegeVidalia, GA
Approximately 1,800 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security is A.

Brewton Parker CollegeBrewton Parker CollegeMount Vernon, GA
Over 1,000 students. Generally safe campus. Our mark for campus security is B-. SAT 910, ACT 19 to enroll.

Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCitadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC
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Miller Motte College CharlestonMiller Motte College CharlestonCharleston, SC
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College of Coastal GeorgiaCollege of Coastal GeorgiaBrunswick, GA
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Claflin UniversityClaflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC
Roughly 1,900 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D+. ACT 17 to enroll.

Southeastern College CharlestonSoutheastern College CharlestonNorth Charleston, SC
Over 200 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

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