Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 27 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 1.61 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #1854 and #20 within MS out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 8,091 enrolled students, this campus sits in the mid-sized institution bracket, which shapes how raw incident counts should be interpreted.

The most frequently reported category at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is "burglary" with 20 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is rising — moving from 4 in 2021 to 8 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in MS averaging 2.30 incidents per 1,000 students, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College reports 30% fewer incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 8 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 0 total fires. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 90 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.