South Plains College: Crime & Safety

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South Plains College LogoC- South Plains College is a public school in Levelland, Texas with about 8,580 students and 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, South Plains College is a relatively unsafe place to stay. American School Search gives this school grade "C-" on safety.

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

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Criminal Offenses at South Plains College 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
2
0
0.1%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
4
0
0.2%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
3
0
0.2%

Burglary
0
0
0.0%

Motor Vehicle Theft
1
0
0.1%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
7
0
0.3%

Liquor Law Violation
40
0
0.7%

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

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at South Plains College, 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

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Around 4,300 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security is A.

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Over 100 students. Relatively safe campus. Our mark for campus security is C.

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Roughly 5,500 students. Relatively safe campus. Our grade for campus security is B-.

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Approximately 9,000 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

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Around 500 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D+. SAT 980, ACT 20 to enroll.

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