Cicero, IL · Clery Act 2024 · Public

Morton College

Across 2022–2024, Morton College reported 3 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Kaskaskia College.

0.28
Incidents / 1k students
#173
Rank of 2,072
#45
IL rank
3,562
Enrolled students

0.28 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students

Morton College reports 0.28 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 58% below Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Lake Washington Institute of Technology (0.28/1k); Western Colorado University (2.52/1k); Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon (0.00/1k); Madisonville Community College (0.00/1k); Kent State University at Stark (0.56/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Kaskaskia College (0.00/1k); Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (1.07/1k); South Suburban College (0.00/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College (1.53/1k); John A Logan College (0.31/1k); Lake Land College (0.00/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College (2.23/1k); Black Hawk College (0.75/1k). 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
0.28
of 2,072 ranked nationally
#173
safer than ranked campuses its size
92%
Criminal Offenses, 2024
0
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Data updated August 2026

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Sheet 147411 · Morton College 0.28/1k score rate · #173/2,072

RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE

  • RATE-QUIET 0.28/1k
  • RANK-TOP #173/2,072
  • ST-MID #45 in state
  • PEER-FINISH Lake Washington Institute of · ±0.00
  • ZERO-NONE Scored
  • TREND-DOWN ↓ 100%
  • CAT-LEAD Burglary
  • ENR-SMALL 3,562
  • FIRE-NONE No res filing

Nearest enrollment peer: Lake Washington Institute of Technology (-0.00/1k)

Morton College sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE · peer Lake Washington Institute of Technology. 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-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Lake Washington Institute of Technology (-0.00/1k). National rank #173 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.

Morton College reports 0.28 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 58% below Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Lake Washington Institute of Technology (0.28/1k); Western Colorado University (2.52/1k); Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon (0.00/1k); Madisonville Community College (0.00/1k); Kent State University at Stark (0.56/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Kaskaskia College (0.00/1k); Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (1.07/1k); South Suburban College (0.00/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College (1.53/1k); John A Logan College (0.31/1k); Lake Land College (0.00/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College (2.23/1k); Black Hawk College (0.75/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.

Peer-rate neighbourhood around Morton College

Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Morton on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Morton College's 0.28/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.

Source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey (Clery Act) As of 2024

Reporting-period change

What changed in 2024

-1 reported incidents

Morton College decreased from 1 to 0 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 changes

Signature insight · size does not equal danger

Campus size vs reported safety rate

Among 37 IL 2-year peers in this comparison, Morton College is larger than 67% and safer-reporting than 33% - 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.

Smaller · Safer-reportingLarger · Safer-reportingSmaller · Higher-reportingLarger · Higher-reporting026.352.578.8105013.126.339.452.5Enrollment size, percentile in sampleSafer-reporting percentile (lower rate)Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 69 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 72 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 11Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 75 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 64 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 3Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 61 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 31Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 78 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 58 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 0Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 81 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 17Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 56 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 53 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 50 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 47 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 83 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 36Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 44 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 42 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 25Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 86 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 19Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 39 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 36 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 33 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 31 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 28 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 89 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 25 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 22 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 19 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 14 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 14 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 92 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 28Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 11 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 94 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 8Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 97 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 6Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 8 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 100 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 14Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 6 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 3 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 0 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Morton College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 67 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 33
Enrollment vs Clery incidents per 1,000 (inverted to safety percentile), 2024 reporting year
Read the chart as text
  • Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
  • Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
  • Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
  • Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
  • Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
  • Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
  • Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
  • Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
  • Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
  • Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
  • Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
  • Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
  • Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
  • Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Morton College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
Read the chart as a table
CampusEnrollmentRate / 1kSize pctSafety pct
Generations College3100.00039
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago3330.00339
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College6820.00639
Midwestern Career College8870.00839
Rasmussen University-Illinois1,1450.001139
Shawnee Community College1,1560.001439
Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc1,1560.001439
Spoon River College1,2470.001939
Highland Community College1,3600.002239
Southeastern Illinois College1,4460.002539
Sauk Valley Community College1,4670.002839
Morton College (this campus)3,5620.286733

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 Morton College fell from 1 to 0 (-100%). The decrease shows up in Burglary (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 Morton College

Across 3 reporting years, the only Clery Act category with a recorded on-campus incident here is Burglary.

The remaining 10 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Fondling and Incest. 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 only

Morton College: Criminal Offenses by year

Declining 100% (2 → 0 incidents)

0123 202220232024 On-campus incidents, 2022: 2On-campus incidents, 2023: 1On-campus incidents, 2024: 0 2 0 ▼ -100.0%
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Period On-campus incidents
2022 2
2023 1
2024 0
Crime Type 202420232022
Burglary 012
Aggravated Assault 000
Arson 000
Fondling 000
Incest 000
Motor Vehicle Theft 000
Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter 000
Negligent Manslaughter 000
Rape 000
Robbery 000
Statutory Rape 000

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
Disposition26%47%27%ArrestsDisciplinary referralsNo action
9 reported records
Category Year Arrests Discipline
Drugs 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Weapons 2024 0 0
Drugs 2023 0 0
Liquor 2023 0 0
Weapons 2023 0 0
Drugs 2022 0 0
Liquor 2022 0 0
Weapons 2022 0 0

Morton 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).

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Morton College

0.28 incidents / 1,000 students
National rank
#173
Enrollment
3,562
Data year
2024

Cost context

Where Morton College sits on price and outcomes

See Illinois's cost ranking

At $5,191, Morton College's reported average net price is cheaper than 10% among 178 Illinois colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $15,405.

$5,191
average net price
$15,405
Illinois median
4.3×
six-year earnings to median debt

Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $34,053 - about 6.6 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly. Only 30% 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
$5,502
Out-of-State Tuition
$12,414
Avg Net Price
$5,191
Median Debt
$8,000
Pell Grant Recipients
37%
How does this cost rank in IL? →

Outcomes

Median Earnings (6yr)
$34,053
Median Earnings (10yr)
$42,406

Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.

Similar Institutions

Showing 5 of 1,229 similar institutions by enrollment size.

Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland, WA · 3,564 enrolled
Safety Score 0.28
Western Colorado University
Gunnison, CO · 3,568 enrolled
Safety Score 2.52
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon
Bayamon, PR · 3,556 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Madisonville Community College
Madisonville, KY · 3,569 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Kent State University at Stark
North Canton, OH · 3,569 enrolled
Safety Score 0.56

Closest by National Rank

Morton College (national rank #173) sits near Jackson State Community College (#174) and Lake Washington Institute of Technology (#172) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.

Jackson State Community College
Jackson, TN
National Rank #174
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland, WA
National Rank #172
William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL
National Rank #175
Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno, NV
National Rank #171
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL
National Rank #176

Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate

Two Clery-derived peer sets for Morton College, both outside IL so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).

Similar enrollment (nationwide)

Madisonville Community College
Madisonville, KY · 3,569 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Cayuga County Community College
Auburn, NY · 3,580 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Northern Wyoming Community College District
Sheridan, WY · 3,534 enrolled
Safety score 1.70
Florence-Darlington Technical College
Florence, SC · 3,522 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Jackson State Community College
Jackson, TN · 3,518 enrolled
Safety score 0.28
Orange Technical College-South Campus
Orlando, FL · 3,608 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Muskegon Community College
Muskegon, MI · 3,617 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Western Technical College
La Crosse, WI · 3,625 enrolled
Safety score 0.83

Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)

Central Virginia Community College
Lynchburg, VA · 3,481 enrolled
Safety score 0.29
Butte College
Oroville, CA · 10,968 enrolled
Safety score 0.27
St Philip's College
San Antonio, TX · 17,299 enrolled
Safety score 0.29
Mid Michigan College
Harrison, MI · 3,692 enrolled
Safety score 0.27
Mount Wachusett Community College
Gardner, MA · 3,694 enrolled
Safety score 0.27
Delaware County Community College
Media, PA · 7,402 enrolled
Safety score 0.27
Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS · 18,743 enrolled
Safety score 0.27

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Morton College safe?
Morton College has a safety score of 0.28 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #173 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Lake Washington Institute of Technology (0.28/1k). Same-state same-level set: Kaskaskia College (0.00/1k); Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (1.07/1k); South Suburban College (0.00/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College (1.53/1k); John A Logan College (0.31/1k); Lake Land College (0.00/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College (2.23/1k); Black Hawk College (0.75/1k).
What crimes are reported at Morton College?
None in the Criminal Offenses section. Morton College reported zero in every category in that section for calendar year 2024. VAWA, arrests, disciplinary referrals, and fire records are separate tables.
How does Morton College compare to similar schools?
Morton College reports 58% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Lake Washington Institute of Technology (0.28/1k); Western Colorado University (2.52/1k); Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon (0.00/1k); Madisonville Community College (0.00/1k); Kent State University at Stark (0.56/1k). Same-state same-level set: Kaskaskia College (0.00/1k); Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (1.07/1k); South Suburban College (0.00/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College (1.53/1k); John A Logan College (0.31/1k); Lake Land College (0.00/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College (2.23/1k); Black Hawk College (0.75/1k).
Does Morton College have fire safety data?
Morton College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.

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