CA
Rio Hondo College
0.17 incidents / 1,000 students
Whittier, CA · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Rio Hondo College
Across 2022–2024, Rio Hondo College reported 9 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: Modesto Junior College.
- 0.17
- Incidents / 1k students
- #85
- Rank of 2,072
- #111
- CA rank
- 17,441
- Enrolled students
0.17 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Rio Hondo College reports 0.17 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 93% below Georgia State University-Perimeter College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Georgia State University-Perimeter College (0.57/1k); Tarleton State University (1.15/1k); De Anza College (0.46/1k); Loyola University Chicago (2.36/1k); Duke University (7.83/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Modesto Junior College (0.00/1k); California State University-San Bernardino (2.00/1k); Stanford University (21.26/1k); California State University-San Marcos (1.85/1k); Cypress College (1.57/1k); San Diego Mesa College (0.36/1k); California State University-Chico (2.16/1k); California State University-Dominguez Hills (4.22/1k). 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
- 0.17
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #85
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 96%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 3
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 121886 · Rio Hondo College 0.17/1k score rate · #85/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-QUIET 0.17/1k
- RANK-TOP #85/2,072
- ST-MID #111 in state
- BELOW-PEER De Anza College · 0.29 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 40%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 17,441
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: De Anza College (+0.29/1k)
Rio Hondo College sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE · peer De Anza 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-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is De Anza College (+0.29/1k). National rank #85 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Rio Hondo College reports 0.17 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 93% below Georgia State University-Perimeter College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Georgia State University-Perimeter College (0.57/1k); Tarleton State University (1.15/1k); De Anza College (0.46/1k); Loyola University Chicago (2.36/1k); Duke University (7.83/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Modesto Junior College (0.00/1k); California State University-San Bernardino (2.00/1k); Stanford University (21.26/1k); California State University-San Marcos (1.85/1k); Cypress College (1.57/1k); San Diego Mesa College (0.36/1k); California State University-Chico (2.16/1k); California State University-Dominguez Hills (4.22/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Rio Hondo College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Rio on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Rio Hondo College · this campus · lowest 0.17
Rio Hondo College — this campus · lowest
0.17 per 1,000 students
- De Anza College · near 0.46
De Anza College — near
0.46 per 1,000 students
- Georgia State University-Perimeter College · near 0.57
Georgia State University-Perimeter College — near
0.57 per 1,000 students
- Tarleton State University · near 1.15
Tarleton State University — near
1.15 per 1,000 students
- Duke University · highest peer
Duke University — highest peer
7.83 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Rio Hondo College's 0.17/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Rio Hondo College increased from 1 to 3 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 4-year peers in this comparison, Rio Hondo College is larger than 64% and safer-reporting than 94% - the larger, safer-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 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Rio Hondo College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University-Monterey Bay | 7,713 | 6.74 | 0 | 17 |
| University of San Francisco | 8,913 | 3.48 | 3 | 33 |
| Pepperdine University | 8,976 | 2.23 | 6 | 50 |
| Shasta College | 9,073 | 1.10 | 8 | 67 |
| University of California-Merced | 9,110 | 6.92 | 11 | 14 |
| West Los Angeles College | 9,255 | 0.22 | 14 | 86 |
| Solano Community College | 9,282 | 0.22 | 17 | 89 |
| Skyline College | 9,572 | 0.21 | 19 | 92 |
| University of San Diego | 9,714 | 5.66 | 22 | 22 |
| California State University-Stanislaus | 9,724 | 2.06 | 25 | 56 |
| Santa Clara University | 9,728 | 3.91 | 28 | 31 |
| Rio Hondo College (this campus) | 17,441 | 0.17 | 64 | 94 |
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 17,441 enrolled students, Rio Hondo College is the 251st largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,334 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: Modesto Junior College (0.00/1k); California State University-San Bernardino (2.00/1k); Stanford University (21.26/1k); California State University-San Marcos (1.85/1k); Cypress College (1.57/1k); San Diego Mesa College (0.36/1k); California State University-Chico (2.16/1k); California State University-Dominguez Hills (4.22/1k). 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 (Georgia State University-Perimeter College is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Rio Hondo College rose from 1 to 3 (+200%). The increase shows up in Aggravated Assault (0 to 2).
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 Rio Hondo College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 2 Clery Act categories here: Burglary and Aggravated Assault. Burglary accounts for most of them.
The remaining 9 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Fondling, Incest and Motor Vehicle Theft. 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 onlyRio Hondo College: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 40% (5 → 3 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Aggravated Assault | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 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
45 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
Rio Hondo 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).
GA
Georgia State University-Perimeter College
0.57 incidents / 1,000 students
TX
Tarleton State University
1.15 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Rio Hondo College sits on price and outcomes
At $14,379, Rio Hondo College's reported average net price is cheaper than 35% among 492 California colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $20,161.
- $14,379
- average net price
- $20,161
- California median
- 6.4×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $2,806
- reported income-bracket spread
Price barely responds to income at this institution. Families under $30,000 report $14,549 and those above $110,000 report $17,355, a difference of just $2,806. Where the curve is this flat, need-based aid is doing little of the work and the sticker figure is close to what most families actually pay.
Six-year median earnings of $35,115 run about 2.4 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
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
- $1,388
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $9,884
- Avg Net Price
- $14,379
- Median Debt
- $5,500
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 26%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 26%
- Retention Rate
- 100%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $35,115
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $44,950
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 66%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 542 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Georgia State University-Perimeter College
Atlanta, GA · 17,437 enrolled
Safety Score 0.57
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX · 17,433 enrolled
Safety Score 1.15
De Anza College
Cupertino, CA · 17,425 enrolled
Safety Score 0.46
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL · 17,384 enrolled
Safety Score 2.36
Duke University
Durham, NC · 17,499 enrolled
Safety Score 7.83
Closest by National Rank
Rio Hondo College (national rank #85) sits near Mt San Jacinto Community College District (#84) and Central Georgia Technical College (#86) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
San Jacinto, CA
National Rank #84
Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins, GA
National Rank #86
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI
National Rank #83
Unitek College
Fremont, CA
National Rank #87
Kapiolani Community College
Honolulu, HI
National Rank #82
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Rio Hondo 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)
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX · 17,433 enrolled
Safety score 1.15
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL · 17,384 enrolled
Safety score 2.36
Duke University
Durham, NC · 17,499 enrolled
Safety score 7.83
University at Albany
Albany, NY · 17,560 enrolled
Safety score 5.24
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH · 17,594 enrolled
Safety score 1.14
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI · 17,210 enrolled
Safety score 1.22
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA · 17,171 enrolled
Safety score 2.50
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT · 17,135 enrolled
Safety score 2.98
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Henry Ford College
Dearborn, MI · 11,410 enrolled
Safety score 0.18
Midland College
Midland, TX · 5,690 enrolled
Safety score 0.18
MCPHS University
Boston, MA · 5,945 enrolled
Safety score 0.17
Touro University
New York, NY · 11,937 enrolled
Safety score 0.17
Concordia University-Saint Paul
Saint Paul, MN · 6,003 enrolled
Safety score 0.17
Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX · 73,077 enrolled
Safety score 0.16
Paradise Valley Community College
Phoenix, AZ · 6,148 enrolled
Safety score 0.16
CUNY York College
Jamaica, NY · 6,174 enrolled
Safety score 0.16
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Rio Hondo College safe?
Rio Hondo College has a safety score of 0.17 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #85 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Georgia State University-Perimeter College (0.57/1k). Same-state same-level set: Modesto Junior College (0.00/1k); California State University-San Bernardino (2.00/1k); Stanford University (21.26/1k); California State University-San Marcos (1.85/1k); Cypress College (1.57/1k); San Diego Mesa College (0.36/1k); California State University-Chico (2.16/1k); California State University-Dominguez Hills (4.22/1k).
What crimes are reported at Rio Hondo College?
For calendar year 2024, Rio Hondo College reported Aggravated Assault (2) and Burglary (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Rio Hondo College compare to similar schools?
Rio Hondo College reports 93% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Georgia State University-Perimeter College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Georgia State University-Perimeter College (0.57/1k); Tarleton State University (1.15/1k); De Anza College (0.46/1k); Loyola University Chicago (2.36/1k); Duke University (7.83/1k). Same-state same-level set: Modesto Junior College (0.00/1k); California State University-San Bernardino (2.00/1k); Stanford University (21.26/1k); California State University-San Marcos (1.85/1k); Cypress College (1.57/1k); San Diego Mesa College (0.36/1k); California State University-Chico (2.16/1k); California State University-Dominguez Hills (4.22/1k).
Does Rio Hondo College have fire safety data?
Rio Hondo College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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