Eckerd College — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

Eckerd College reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 65 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 13.60 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #2958 and #128 within FL out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 1,986 enrolled students, this campus sits in the small college bracket, which shapes how raw incident counts should be interpreted.

The most frequently reported category at Eckerd College is "fondling" with 30 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is declining — moving from 24 in 2021 to 18 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in FL averaging 0.91 incidents per 1,000 students, Eckerd College reports 1400% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 45 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 2 total fires. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 18 category-year records, covering liquor law violations, drug law violations, and weapons possession on-campus. No Department of Education Clery Act enforcement actions are recorded against this institution. Safety scores should always be read alongside enrollment size, campus geography, and reporting culture — institutions with active reporting programs often show higher counts that reflect transparency rather than risk.