IL
Southwestern Illinois College
1.53 incidents / 1,000 students
Belleville, IL · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Southwestern Illinois College
Across 2022–2024, Southwestern Illinois College reported 21 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: Oakton College.
- 1.53
- Incidents / 1k students
- #860
- Rank of 2,072
- #77
- IL rank
- 8,492
- Enrolled students
1.53 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Southwestern Illinois College reports 1.53 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 13% below Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Anoka-Ramsey Community College (0.24/1k); Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder (0.00/1k); Eastern Illinois University (4.47/1k); Stevens Institute of Technology (0.94/1k); Northwestern State University of Louisiana (3.17/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Oakton College (0.12/1k); Waubonsee Community College (0.12/1k); Illinois Central College (1.52/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College (0.64/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College (0.43/1k); McHenry County College (0.00/1k); Triton College (0.00/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College (0.58/1k). 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
- 1.53
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #860
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 58%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 10
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 143215 · Southwestern Illinois College 1.53/1k score rate · #860/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-LOW 1.53/1k
- RANK-MID #860/2,072
- ST-MID #77 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Stevens Institute of Technology · +0.59
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 233%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 8,492
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Stevens Institute of Technology (-0.59/1k)
Southwestern Illinois College sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO · peer Stevens 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-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Stevens Institute of Technology (-0.59/1k). National rank #860 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Southwestern Illinois College reports 1.53 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 13% below Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Anoka-Ramsey Community College (0.24/1k); Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder (0.00/1k); Eastern Illinois University (4.47/1k); Stevens Institute of Technology (0.94/1k); Northwestern State University of Louisiana (3.17/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Oakton College (0.12/1k); Waubonsee Community College (0.12/1k); Illinois Central College (1.52/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College (0.64/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College (0.43/1k); McHenry County College (0.00/1k); Triton College (0.00/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College (0.58/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Southwestern Illinois College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Southwestern on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Auguste Escoffier School of · lowest peer 0
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Anoka-Ramsey Community College · near 0.24
Anoka-Ramsey Community College — near
0.24 per 1,000 students
- Stevens Institute of Technology · near 0.94
Stevens Institute of Technology — near
0.94 per 1,000 students
- Southwestern Illinois College · this campus 1.53
Southwestern Illinois College — this campus
1.53 per 1,000 students
- Eastern Illinois University · highest peer
Eastern Illinois University — highest peer
4.47 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Southwestern Illinois College's 1.53/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Southwestern Illinois College increased from 8 to 10 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 IL 2-year peers in this comparison, Southwestern Illinois College is larger than 78% and safer-reporting than 3% - 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 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- 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) 67
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Southwestern Illinois Coll…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rend Lake College | 2,015 | 0.00 | 0 | 67 |
| Danville Area Community College | 2,297 | 0.44 | 3 | 42 |
| Richland Community College | 2,388 | 0.00 | 6 | 67 |
| Kankakee Community College | 2,564 | 0.00 | 8 | 67 |
| Illinois Valley Community College | 2,720 | 0.00 | 11 | 67 |
| Prairie State College | 2,953 | 0.00 | 14 | 67 |
| Kishwaukee College | 2,969 | 0.00 | 17 | 67 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | 3,137 | 2.23 | 19 | 0 |
| John A Logan College | 3,224 | 0.31 | 22 | 50 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | 3,274 | 1.53 | 25 | 6 |
| Morton College | 3,562 | 0.28 | 28 | 56 |
| Southwestern Illinois College (this campus) | 8,492 | 1.53 | 78 | 3 |
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 Southwestern Illinois College rose from 8 to 10 (+25%). The increase shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (0 to 3), Burglary (3 to 5) and Aggravated Assault (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Robbery (3 to 0) and Arson (2 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 Southwestern Illinois College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft, Robbery, Arson, Aggravated Assault and Rape.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Fondling, 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 onlySouthwestern Illinois College: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 233% (3 → 10 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 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
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
63 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 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 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 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
Southwestern Illinois 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).
MN
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
0.24 incidents / 1,000 students
CO
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Southwestern Illinois College sits on price and outcomes
At $10,427, Southwestern Illinois College's reported average net price is cheaper than 28% among 178 Illinois colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $15,405.
- $10,427
- average net price
- $15,405
- Illinois median
- 4.5×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $6,451
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $9,136 for families reporting under $30,000 against $15,587 above $110,000, a difference of $6,451. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $10,427 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $30,872, roughly 3.0 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish. Only 37% 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
- $3,960
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $6,720
- Avg Net Price
- $10,427
- Median Debt
- $6,908
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 25%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $30,872
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $36,884
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 54%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 856 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Coon Rapids, MN · 8,486 enrolled
Safety Score 0.24
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder
Boulder, CO · 8,504 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL · 8,505 enrolled
Safety Score 4.47
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ · 8,469 enrolled
Safety Score 0.94
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA · 8,523 enrolled
Safety Score 3.17
Closest by National Rank
Southwestern Illinois College (national rank #860) sits near Marshall B Ketchum University (#861) and City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College (#859) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Marshall B Ketchum University
Fullerton, CA
National Rank #861
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
Chicago, IL
National Rank #859
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR
National Rank #858
Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX
National Rank #862
California Western School of Law
San Diego, CA
National Rank #863
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Southwestern Illinois 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)
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Coon Rapids, MN · 8,486 enrolled
Safety score 0.24
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder
Boulder, CO · 8,504 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Los Medanos College
Pittsburg, CA · 8,455 enrolled
Safety score 2.37
Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, NY · 8,537 enrolled
Safety score 2.58
Germanna Community College
Locust Grove, VA · 8,544 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Victor Valley College
Victorville, CA · 8,423 enrolled
Safety score 0.12
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, AR · 8,412 enrolled
Safety score 0.12
Delta College
University Center, MI · 8,397 enrolled
Safety score 0.24
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
North Georgia Technical College
Clarkesville, GA · 2,599 enrolled
Safety score 1.54
Herkimer County Community College
Herkimer, NY · 1,971 enrolled
Safety score 1.52
Wilkes Community College
Wilkesboro, NC · 2,593 enrolled
Safety score 1.54
Riverland Community College
Austin, MN · 3,959 enrolled
Safety score 1.52
FVI School of Nursing and Technology
Miami, FL · 661 enrolled
Safety score 1.51
Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM · 19,342 enrolled
Safety score 1.55
Madera Community College
Madera, CA · 6,636 enrolled
Safety score 1.51
YTI Career Institute-York
York, PA · 642 enrolled
Safety score 1.56
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Southwestern Illinois College safe?
Southwestern Illinois College has a safety score of 1.53 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #860 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Anoka-Ramsey Community College (0.24/1k). Same-state same-level set: Oakton College (0.12/1k); Waubonsee Community College (0.12/1k); Illinois Central College (1.52/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College (0.64/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College (0.43/1k); McHenry County College (0.00/1k); Triton College (0.00/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College (0.58/1k).
What crimes are reported at Southwestern Illinois College?
For calendar year 2024, Southwestern Illinois College reported Burglary (5), Motor Vehicle Theft (3), Aggravated Assault (1) and Rape (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Southwestern Illinois College compare to similar schools?
Southwestern Illinois College reports 13% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Anoka-Ramsey Community College (0.24/1k); Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder (0.00/1k); Eastern Illinois University (4.47/1k); Stevens Institute of Technology (0.94/1k); Northwestern State University of Louisiana (3.17/1k). Same-state same-level set: Oakton College (0.12/1k); Waubonsee Community College (0.12/1k); Illinois Central College (1.52/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College (0.64/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College (0.43/1k); McHenry County College (0.00/1k); Triton College (0.00/1k); City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College (0.58/1k).
Does Southwestern Illinois College have fire safety data?
Yes. Southwestern Illinois College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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