MD
Community College of Baltimore County
0.55 incidents / 1,000 students
Baltimore, MD · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Community College of Baltimore County
Across 2022–2024, Community College of Baltimore County reported 16 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Fondling). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Montgomery College.
- 0.55
- Incidents / 1k students
- #368
- Rank of 2,072
- #16
- MD rank
- 16,451
- Enrolled students
0.55 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Community College of Baltimore County reports 0.55 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 77% below Washington University in St Louis. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Washington University in St Louis (3.73/1k); University of Massachusetts-Lowell (2.77/1k); Macomb Community College (0.55/1k); Western Kentucky University (4.24/1k); Florida Gulf Coast University (0.48/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Montgomery College (0.64/1k); Anne Arundel Community College (0.44/1k); Prince George's Community College (0.61/1k); Howard Community College (0.23/1k); Frederick Community College (0.00/1k); Hagerstown Community College (0.59/1k); Harford Community College (0.99/1k); College of Southern Maryland (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 0.55
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #368
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 82%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 7
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 434672 · Community College of Baltimore 0.55/1k score rate · #368/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-QUIET 0.55/1k
- RANK-UPPER #368/2,072
- ST-MID #16 in state
- PEER-FINISH Macomb Community College · ±0.01
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 40%
- CAT-LEAD Fondling
- ENR-MID 16,451
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: Macomb Community College (+0.01/1k)
Community College of Baltimore County sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE · peer Macomb Community College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Macomb Community College (+0.01/1k). National rank #368 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Community College of Baltimore County reports 0.55 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 77% below Washington University in St Louis. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Washington University in St Louis (3.73/1k); University of Massachusetts-Lowell (2.77/1k); Macomb Community College (0.55/1k); Western Kentucky University (4.24/1k); Florida Gulf Coast University (0.48/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Montgomery College (0.64/1k); Anne Arundel Community College (0.44/1k); Prince George's Community College (0.61/1k); Howard Community College (0.23/1k); Frederick Community College (0.00/1k); Hagerstown Community College (0.59/1k); Harford Community College (0.99/1k); College of Southern Maryland (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Community College of
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Community on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Florida Gulf Coast University · lowest peer 0.48
Florida Gulf Coast University — lowest peer
0.48 per 1,000 students
- Community College of Baltimore · this campus 0.55
Community College of Baltimore County — this campus
0.55 per 1,000 students
- Macomb Community College · near 0.55
Macomb Community College — near
0.55 per 1,000 students
- University of Massachusetts-Lowell · near
University of Massachusetts-Lowell — near
2.77 per 1,000 students
- Western Kentucky University · highest peer
Western Kentucky University — highest peer
4.24 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Community College of Baltimore County's 0.55/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Community College of Baltimore County increased from 4 to 7 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 18 MD 2-year peers in this comparison, Community College of Baltimore County is larger than 94% and safer-reporting than 47% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 24
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 88, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 82, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 29
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 76, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 59
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 71, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 65, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 59, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 18
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 41, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 35
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 35, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 29, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 24, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 18, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 12, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 12
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Community College of Balti…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortis College-Landover | 566 | 0.00 | 0 | 65 |
| Garrett College | 679 | 1.47 | 6 | 12 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia | 1,258 | 0.00 | 12 | 65 |
| Cecil College | 1,749 | 0.00 | 18 | 65 |
| Chesapeake College | 2,095 | 0.00 | 24 | 65 |
| Allegany College of Maryland | 2,762 | 3.26 | 29 | 0 |
| Wor-Wic Community College | 2,941 | 1.70 | 35 | 6 |
| Carroll Community College | 3,337 | 0.60 | 41 | 35 |
| Baltimore City Community College | 4,375 | 0.00 | 47 | 65 |
| College of Southern Maryland | 5,062 | 0.00 | 53 | 65 |
| Harford Community College | 5,067 | 0.99 | 59 | 18 |
| Community College of Baltimore County (this campus) | 16,451 | 0.55 | 94 | 47 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
Enrollment scale
How campus size shapes the safety figures
With 16,451 enrolled students, Community College of Baltimore County is the 273rd largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,312 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: Montgomery College (0.64/1k); Anne Arundel Community College (0.44/1k); Prince George's Community College (0.61/1k); Howard Community College (0.23/1k); Frederick Community College (0.00/1k); Hagerstown Community College (0.59/1k); Harford Community College (0.99/1k); College of Southern Maryland (0.00/1k). The score above normalizes 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students, so compare it with similarly sized campuses instead of treating a higher raw count as evidence that a campus is less safe (Washington University in St Louis is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Community College of Baltimore County rose from 4 to 7 (+75%). The increase shows up in Fondling (1 to 4) and Burglary (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Motor Vehicle Theft (1 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Community College of Baltimore County
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 5 Clery Act categories here: Fondling, Arson, Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft and Robbery.
The remaining 6 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyCommunity College of Baltimore County: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 40% (5 → 7 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fondling | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Arson | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Burglary | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
54 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
Community College of Baltimore County vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
MO
Washington University in St Louis
3.73 incidents / 1,000 students
MA
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
2.77 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Community College of Baltimore County sits on price and outcomes
At $9,844, Community College of Baltimore County's reported average net price is cheaper than 19% among 67 Maryland colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,140.
- $9,844
- average net price
- $17,140
- Maryland median
- 3.2×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $6,225
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $8,807 for families reporting under $30,000 against $15,032 above $110,000, a difference of $6,225. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $9,844 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $36,507, roughly 3.7 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish. Just 17% complete within six years. A completion rate this low means the typical enrolled student leaves without the credential, and cost figures should be read in that light.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $4,432
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $11,010
- Avg Net Price
- $9,844
- Median Debt
- $11,528
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 34%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $36,507
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $43,729
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 54%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 576 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO · 16,357 enrolled
Safety Score 3.73
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA · 16,598 enrolled
Safety Score 2.77
Macomb Community College
Warren, MI · 16,300 enrolled
Safety Score 0.55
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY · 16,291 enrolled
Safety Score 4.24
Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL · 16,612 enrolled
Safety Score 0.48
Closest by National Rank
Community College of Baltimore County (national rank #368) sits near Springfield Technical Community College (#369) and Wilson Community College (#367) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, MA
National Rank #369
Wilson Community College
Wilson, NC
National Rank #367
Lamar State College-Orange
Orange, TX
National Rank #370
Klamath Community College
Klamath Falls, OR
National Rank #366
Macomb Community College
Warren, MI
National Rank #371
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Community College of Baltimore County, both outside MD so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Macomb Community College
Warren, MI · 16,300 enrolled
Safety score 0.55
Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ · 16,283 enrolled
Safety score 0.31
Metropolitan Community College Area
Omaha, NE · 16,642 enrolled
Safety score 0.24
Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA · 16,884 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen, CA · 15,999 enrolled
Safety score 1.06
Los Angeles Pierce College
Woodland Hills, CA · 16,906 enrolled
Safety score 0.30
Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ · 17,077 enrolled
Safety score 0.47
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, CA · 17,096 enrolled
Safety score 1.58
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Wilson Community College
Wilson, NC · 1,832 enrolled
Safety score 0.55
Klamath Community College
Klamath Falls, OR · 1,834 enrolled
Safety score 0.55
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, MA · 5,447 enrolled
Safety score 0.55
Lamar State College-Orange
Orange, TX · 3,629 enrolled
Safety score 0.55
University of South Carolina-Sumter
Sumter, SC · 1,845 enrolled
Safety score 0.54
Allen County Community College
Iola, KS · 1,855 enrolled
Safety score 0.54
South Georgia Technical College
Americus, GA · 1,795 enrolled
Safety score 0.56
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Community College of Baltimore County safe?
Community College of Baltimore County has a safety score of 0.55 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #368 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Washington University in St Louis (3.73/1k). Same-state same-level set: Montgomery College (0.64/1k); Anne Arundel Community College (0.44/1k); Prince George's Community College (0.61/1k); Howard Community College (0.23/1k); Frederick Community College (0.00/1k); Hagerstown Community College (0.59/1k); Harford Community College (0.99/1k); College of Southern Maryland (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Community College of Baltimore County?
For calendar year 2024, Community College of Baltimore County reported Fondling (4), Arson (2) and Burglary (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Community College of Baltimore County compare to similar schools?
Community College of Baltimore County reports 77% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Washington University in St Louis. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Washington University in St Louis (3.73/1k); University of Massachusetts-Lowell (2.77/1k); Macomb Community College (0.55/1k); Western Kentucky University (4.24/1k); Florida Gulf Coast University (0.48/1k). Same-state same-level set: Montgomery College (0.64/1k); Anne Arundel Community College (0.44/1k); Prince George's Community College (0.61/1k); Howard Community College (0.23/1k); Frederick Community College (0.00/1k); Hagerstown Community College (0.59/1k); Harford Community College (0.99/1k); College of Southern Maryland (0.00/1k).
Does Community College of Baltimore County have fire safety data?
Community College of Baltimore County has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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