Southern Illinois University-Carbondale — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 57 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 2.82 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #2221 and #85 within IL out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 11,359 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 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is "burglary" with 23 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is declining — moving from 27 in 2021 to 13 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in IL averaging 2.87 incidents per 1,000 students, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale reports 2% fewer incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 57 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 0 total fires. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 18 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.