CA
El Camino Community College District
1.57 incidents / 1,000 students
Torrance, CA · Clery Act 2024 · Public
El Camino Community College District
Across 2022–2024, El Camino Community College District reported 63 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Riverside City College.
- 1.57
- Incidents / 1k students
- #878
- Rank of 2,072
- #213
- CA rank
- 21,664
- Enrolled students
1.57 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
El Camino Community College District reports 1.57 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 6% above Riverside City College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Riverside City College (0.46/1k); Appalachian State University (3.20/1k); Illinois State University (3.20/1k); Hillsborough Community College (0.19/1k); Cerritos College (0.37/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Riverside City College (0.46/1k); Cerritos College (0.37/1k); Southwestern College (0.76/1k); San Joaquin Delta College (0.48/1k); Chaffey College (0.62/1k); Saddleback College (0.82/1k); Sacramento City College (0.25/1k); Palomar College (0.31/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.57
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #878
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 58%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 22
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 113980 · El Camino Community College 1.57/1k score rate · #878/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-LOW 1.57/1k
- RANK-MID #878/2,072
- ST-MID #213 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Riverside City College · +1.11
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 22%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-LARGE 21,664
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: Riverside City College (-1.11/1k)
El Camino Community College District sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-NONE · peer Riverside City 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-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Riverside City College (-1.11/1k). National rank #878 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
El Camino Community College District reports 1.57 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 6% above Riverside City College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Riverside City College (0.46/1k); Appalachian State University (3.20/1k); Illinois State University (3.20/1k); Hillsborough Community College (0.19/1k); Cerritos College (0.37/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Riverside City College (0.46/1k); Cerritos College (0.37/1k); Southwestern College (0.76/1k); San Joaquin Delta College (0.48/1k); Chaffey College (0.62/1k); Saddleback College (0.82/1k); Sacramento City College (0.25/1k); Palomar College (0.31/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around El Camino Community
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest El on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Hillsborough Community College · lowest peer 0.19
Hillsborough Community College — lowest peer
0.19 per 1,000 students
- Cerritos College · near 0.37
Cerritos College — near
0.37 per 1,000 students
- Riverside City College · near 0.46
Riverside City College — near
0.46 per 1,000 students
- El Camino Community College · this campus
El Camino Community College District — this campus
1.57 per 1,000 students
- Illinois State University · highest peer
Illinois State University — highest peer
3.2 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around El Camino Community College District's 1.57/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
El Camino Community College District decreased from 23 to 22 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 37 CA 2-year peers in this comparison, El Camino Community College District is larger than 78% and safer-reporting than 6% - 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 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 100
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- El Camino Community Colleg…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College | 12,519 | 1.36 | 0 | 8 |
| Chabot College | 12,842 | 1.09 | 3 | 14 |
| College of the Desert | 12,861 | 0.31 | 6 | 67 |
| Irvine Valley College | 13,018 | 0.23 | 8 | 81 |
| San Diego City College | 13,242 | 1.81 | 11 | 0 |
| San Bernardino Valley College | 14,055 | 1.00 | 14 | 25 |
| San Diego Miramar College | 14,257 | 0.42 | 17 | 56 |
| Grossmont College | 14,440 | 0.07 | 19 | 100 |
| College of the Sequoias | 14,494 | 0.62 | 22 | 44 |
| Moorpark College | 14,583 | 0.14 | 25 | 92 |
| Los Angeles City College | 14,611 | 0.75 | 28 | 33 |
| El Camino Community College District (this campus) | 21,664 | 1.57 | 78 | 6 |
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 21,664 enrolled students, El Camino Community College District is the 184th largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,401 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: Riverside City College (0.46/1k); Cerritos College (0.37/1k); Southwestern College (0.76/1k); San Joaquin Delta College (0.48/1k); Chaffey College (0.62/1k); Saddleback College (0.82/1k); Sacramento City College (0.25/1k); Palomar College (0.31/1k). 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 (Riverside City College is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at El Camino Community College District fell from 23 to 22 (-4%). The increase shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (4 to 9), Aggravated Assault (1 to 3) and Arson (1 to 2). Falling over the same period: Fondling (8 to 0), Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter (1 to 0) and Robbery (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 El Camino Community College District
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 8 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary, Fondling, Aggravated Assault, Arson, Robbery, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Rape.
The remaining 3 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, Incest, Negligent Manslaughter and Statutory Rape. 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 onlyEl Camino Community College District: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 22% (18 → 22 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2023 | 23 |
| 2024 | 22 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| Burglary | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Fondling | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Arson | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rape | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 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
27 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
El Camino Community College District 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).
CA
Riverside City College
0.46 incidents / 1,000 students
NC
Appalachian State University
3.20 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where El Camino Community College District sits on price and outcomes
At $5,968, El Camino Community College District's reported average net price is cheaper than 10% among 492 California colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $20,161.
- $5,968
- average net price
- $20,161
- California median
- $8,550
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $4,319, while those above $110,000 record $12,869 - roughly 3.0 times as much. A published average of $5,968 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $30,790 - about 5.2 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly. Only 39% complete within six years. Most students here do not finish, which is the single most important number on this page for anyone weighing the cost.
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
- $1,144
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $7,630
- Avg Net Price
- $5,968
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 27%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $30,790
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $41,589
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 31%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 426 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Riverside City College
Riverside, CA · 21,730 enrolled
Safety Score 0.46
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC · 21,570 enrolled
Safety Score 3.20
Illinois State University
Normal, IL · 21,546 enrolled
Safety Score 3.20
Hillsborough Community College
Tampa, FL · 21,483 enrolled
Safety Score 0.19
Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA · 21,859 enrolled
Safety Score 0.37
Closest by National Rank
El Camino Community College District (national rank #878) sits near Northeastern Illinois University (#879) and University of Baltimore (#877) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL
National Rank #879
University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
National Rank #877
Cypress College
Cypress, CA
National Rank #880
Southeastern University
Lakeland, FL
National Rank #876
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL
National Rank #881
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for El Camino Community College District, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Portland Community College
Portland, OR · 20,861 enrolled
Safety score 1.15
Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC · 20,375 enrolled
Safety score 0.15
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY · 20,123 enrolled
Safety score 0.25
Northwest Vista College
San Antonio, TX · 20,060 enrolled
Safety score 0.60
Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY · 19,973 enrolled
Safety score 0.35
Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA · 23,697 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM · 19,342 enrolled
Safety score 1.55
Montgomery College
Rockville, MD · 18,835 enrolled
Safety score 0.64
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Inver Hills Community College
Inver Grove Heights, MN · 3,804 enrolled
Safety score 1.58
YTI Career Institute-York
York, PA · 642 enrolled
Safety score 1.56
Hunter Business School
Levittown, NY · 1,261 enrolled
Safety score 1.59
Wilkes Community College
Wilkesboro, NC · 2,593 enrolled
Safety score 1.54
North Georgia Technical College
Clarkesville, GA · 2,599 enrolled
Safety score 1.54
Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL · 8,492 enrolled
Safety score 1.53
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Johnstown, NY · 1,865 enrolled
Safety score 1.61
Frequently Asked Questions
Is El Camino Community College District safe?
El Camino Community College District has a safety score of 1.57 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #878 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Riverside City College (0.46/1k). Same-state same-level set: Riverside City College (0.46/1k); Cerritos College (0.37/1k); Southwestern College (0.76/1k); San Joaquin Delta College (0.48/1k); Chaffey College (0.62/1k); Saddleback College (0.82/1k); Sacramento City College (0.25/1k); Palomar College (0.31/1k).
What crimes are reported at El Camino Community College District?
For calendar year 2024, El Camino Community College District reported Motor Vehicle Theft (9), Burglary (7), Aggravated Assault (3), Arson (2) and Rape (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does El Camino Community College District compare to similar schools?
El Camino Community College District reports 6% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Riverside City College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Riverside City College (0.46/1k); Appalachian State University (3.20/1k); Illinois State University (3.20/1k); Hillsborough Community College (0.19/1k); Cerritos College (0.37/1k). Same-state same-level set: Riverside City College (0.46/1k); Cerritos College (0.37/1k); Southwestern College (0.76/1k); San Joaquin Delta College (0.48/1k); Chaffey College (0.62/1k); Saddleback College (0.82/1k); Sacramento City College (0.25/1k); Palomar College (0.31/1k).
Does El Camino Community College District have fire safety data?
El Camino Community College District has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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