CA
Los Angeles Southwest College
1.49 incidents / 1,000 students
Los Angeles, CA · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Los Angeles Southwest College
Across 2022–2024, Los Angeles Southwest College reported 12 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Compton College.
- 1.49
- Incidents / 1k students
- #836
- Rank of 2,072
- #207
- CA rank
- 5,371
- Enrolled students
1.49 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Los Angeles Southwest College reports 1.49 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 100% above Johnston Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Johnston Community College (0.00/1k); Reading Area Community College (0.74/1k); Rockland Community College (0.00/1k); Wilkes University (2.04/1k); Southern Regional Technical College (0.93/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Compton College (2.49/1k); Cerro Coso Community College (0.36/1k); Napa Valley College (0.21/1k); College of Marin (0.83/1k); Porterville College (1.46/1k); College of the Redwoods (0.00/1k); Gavilan College (0.82/1k); College of Alameda (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.49
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #836
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 60%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 6
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 117715 · Los Angeles Southwest College 1.49/1k score rate · #836/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-LOW 1.49/1k
- RANK-MID #836/2,072
- ST-MID #207 in state
- BELOW-PEER Wilkes University · 0.55 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 100%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 5,371
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: Wilkes University (+0.55/1k)
Los Angeles Southwest College sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE · peer Wilkes University. 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 · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Wilkes University (+0.55/1k). National rank #836 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Los Angeles Southwest College reports 1.49 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 100% above Johnston Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Johnston Community College (0.00/1k); Reading Area Community College (0.74/1k); Rockland Community College (0.00/1k); Wilkes University (2.04/1k); Southern Regional Technical College (0.93/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Compton College (2.49/1k); Cerro Coso Community College (0.36/1k); Napa Valley College (0.21/1k); College of Marin (0.83/1k); Porterville College (1.46/1k); College of the Redwoods (0.00/1k); Gavilan College (0.82/1k); College of Alameda (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Los Angeles Southwest
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Los on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Johnston Community College · lowest peer 0
Johnston Community College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Reading Area Community College · near 0.74
Reading Area Community College — near
0.74 per 1,000 students
- Southern Regional Technical College · near
Southern Regional Technical College — near
0.93 per 1,000 students
- Los Angeles Southwest College · this campus
Los Angeles Southwest College — this campus
1.49 per 1,000 students
- Wilkes University · highest peer
Wilkes University — highest peer
2.04 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Los Angeles Southwest College's 1.49/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Los Angeles Southwest College increased from 3 to 6 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, Los Angeles Southwest College is larger than 50% and safer-reporting than 14% - 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 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Los Angeles Southwest Coll…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lassen Community College | 2,038 | 0.49 | 0 | 39 |
| American Career College-Los Angeles | 2,168 | 0.92 | 3 | 22 |
| American Career College-Ontario | 2,242 | 0.89 | 6 | 28 |
| High Desert Medical College | 2,280 | 0.00 | 8 | 78 |
| Columbia College | 2,828 | 0.00 | 11 | 78 |
| Barstow Community College | 3,226 | 0.31 | 14 | 50 |
| Palo Verde College | 3,833 | 0.00 | 17 | 78 |
| Lake Tahoe Community College | 4,040 | 0.00 | 19 | 78 |
| Woodland Community College | 4,128 | 1.70 | 22 | 8 |
| Coalinga College | 4,175 | 0.24 | 25 | 53 |
| Mendocino College | 4,225 | 0.00 | 28 | 78 |
| Los Angeles Southwest College (this campus) | 5,371 | 1.49 | 50 | 14 |
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.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Los Angeles Southwest College rose from 3 to 6 (+100%). The increase shows up in Aggravated Assault (0 to 2) and Fondling (0 to 1).
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 Los Angeles Southwest College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Aggravated Assault, Fondling and Motor Vehicle Theft. Burglary accounts for most of them.
The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, 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 onlyLos Angeles Southwest College: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 100% (3 → 6 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Fondling | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 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
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Los Angeles Southwest College 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).
NC
Johnston Community College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
PA
Reading Area Community College
0.74 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Los Angeles Southwest College sits on price and outcomes
At $5,964, Los Angeles Southwest College's reported average net price is cheaper than 10% among 492 California colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $20,161.
- $5,964
- average net price
- $20,161
- California median
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $28,065 - about 4.7 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly. Only 34% 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
- $1,238
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $10,572
- Avg Net Price
- $5,964
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 23%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $28,065
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $32,172
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,069 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Johnston Community College
Smithfield, NC · 5,371 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Reading Area Community College
Reading, PA · 5,369 enrolled
Safety Score 0.74
Rockland Community College
Suffern, NY · 5,364 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA · 5,381 enrolled
Safety Score 2.04
Southern Regional Technical College
Thomasville, GA · 5,381 enrolled
Safety Score 0.93
Closest by National Rank
Los Angeles Southwest College (national rank #836) sits near Anderson University (#835) and Texas State Technical College (#837) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Los Angeles Southwest College, 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)
Johnston Community College
Smithfield, NC · 5,371 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Reading Area Community College
Reading, PA · 5,369 enrolled
Safety score 0.74
Rockland Community College
Suffern, NY · 5,364 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Southern Regional Technical College
Thomasville, GA · 5,381 enrolled
Safety score 0.93
Moberly Area Community College
Moberly, MO · 5,384 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
SUNY Broome Community College
Binghamton, NY · 5,327 enrolled
Safety score 0.19
Gateway Community and Technical College
Florence, KY · 5,320 enrolled
Safety score 0.19
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, MA · 5,447 enrolled
Safety score 0.55
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX · 12,077 enrolled
Safety score 1.49
Roanoke-Chowan Community College
Ahoskie, NC · 668 enrolled
Safety score 1.50
Jamestown Community College
Jamestown, NY · 4,054 enrolled
Safety score 1.48
Johnson College
Scranton, PA · 678 enrolled
Safety score 1.47
Garrett College
Mchenry, MD · 679 enrolled
Safety score 1.47
Central Maine Community College
Auburn, ME · 4,754 enrolled
Safety score 1.47
Eastern Maine Community College
Bangor, ME · 2,719 enrolled
Safety score 1.47
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
Chicago, IL · 6,121 enrolled
Safety score 1.47
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Los Angeles Southwest College safe?
Los Angeles Southwest College has a safety score of 1.49 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #836 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Johnston Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Compton College (2.49/1k); Cerro Coso Community College (0.36/1k); Napa Valley College (0.21/1k); College of Marin (0.83/1k); Porterville College (1.46/1k); College of the Redwoods (0.00/1k); Gavilan College (0.82/1k); College of Alameda (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Los Angeles Southwest College?
For calendar year 2024, Los Angeles Southwest College reported Burglary (3), Aggravated Assault (2) and Fondling (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Los Angeles Southwest College compare to similar schools?
Los Angeles Southwest College reports 100% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Johnston Community College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Johnston Community College (0.00/1k); Reading Area Community College (0.74/1k); Rockland Community College (0.00/1k); Wilkes University (2.04/1k); Southern Regional Technical College (0.93/1k). Same-state same-level set: Compton College (2.49/1k); Cerro Coso Community College (0.36/1k); Napa Valley College (0.21/1k); College of Marin (0.83/1k); Porterville College (1.46/1k); College of the Redwoods (0.00/1k); Gavilan College (0.82/1k); College of Alameda (0.00/1k).
Does Los Angeles Southwest College have fire safety data?
Los Angeles Southwest College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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