University of South Carolina-Columbia — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

University of South Carolina-Columbia reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 137 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 2.02 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #2007 and #38 within SC out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 36,579 enrolled students, this campus sits in the large research university bracket, which shapes how raw incident counts should be interpreted.

The most frequently reported category at University of South Carolina-Columbia is "motor_vehicle_theft" with 51 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is rising — moving from 39 in 2021 to 46 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in SC averaging 4.03 incidents per 1,000 students, University of South Carolina-Columbia reports 50% fewer incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 59 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 5 total fires. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 9 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.