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2019 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Crime & Safety Report

Is SIUC safe? Below we'll take a look at crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Our crime and safety report on SIUC includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for SIUC

Crime & Safety Definitions

Our crime statistics come from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The four types of crimes we will be analyzing are violence against women, arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, and disciplinary actions.

Murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and arson are the types of things included in the arrests for major crimes category. The violence against women grouping includes things such as domestic violence, date rape, and stalking. The arrests for possession classification deals with things such as weapons possession, alcohol violations, and drug violations. The disciplinary actions category involves possession of weapons, alcohol violations, and drug violations in the cases where no arrest occurred but some action was taken.

Number of Incidents

Many colleges and universities report zero incidents in some or all of these categories. In fact, 56% of the schools we cover reported no arrests for major crimes, 67% reported no violence against women, 70% reported no arrests for possession, and 68% reported no disciplinary actions.

While zero reported crimes may seem like a good sign, it does not necessarily indicate that the school has been safer. It may just be that the school doesn't have as strict reporting as others. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

SIUC Overall Crime Stats

154 Total Number of Incidents
13.17 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Southern Illinois University Carbondale reported 154 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. Since the number of students at the school that year was 11,695, that's 13.17 incidents per 1,000 students.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes291,6702.484,000.00
Arrests for Possession388803.251,352.94
Violence Against Women253342.141,000.00
Disciplinary Actions622,6705.304,574.85

SIUC Overall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of SIUC crime and safety incidents are in each category.

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Disciplinary actions account for 40.3% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 24.7% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Southern Illinois University Carbondale resulted in arrests for possession. About 18.8% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 16.2% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how SIUC compares to other colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to each category of crime and safety-related incidents. Note that this does not take school size into account so larger schools are likely to have more incidents.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents)
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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents)
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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents)
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We can factor in the size of the school and look at the incidents per thousand students as well.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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SIUC Overall Crime by Location

The percentage breakdown of SIUC crime and safety incidents by location is shown in the following chart.

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SIUC On-Campus Crime Stats

137 Total Number of Incidents
11.71 Incidents per 1000 Students
Southern Illinois University Carbondale reported 137 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. Based on a student body population of 11,695, that's 11.71 incidents per 1,000 students.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes271,5852.314,000.00
Arrests for Possession358132.99888.89
Violence Against Women133311.111,000.00
Disciplinary Actions622,6455.304,544.91

SIUC On-Campus Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of SIUC on-campus crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

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SIUC Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

17 Total Number of Incidents
1.45 Incidents per 1000 Students
Southern Illinois University Carbondale reported 17 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on affiliated off-campus properties. That works out to 1.45 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 11,695.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes21640.17333.33
Arrests for Possession3640.26111.11
Violence Against Women121001.03194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

SIUC Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of SIUC crime and safety incidents by category on affiliated off-campus is shown in the following chart.

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SIUC Residence Hall Crime Stats

105 Total Number of Incidents
8.98 Incidents per 1000 Students
Southern Illinois University Carbondale reported 105 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019 that took place in residence halls. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 8.98 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 11,695.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes151671.28101.80
Arrests for Possession237151.97180.35
Violence Against Women71400.6053.89
Disciplinary Actions602,5075.134,029.94

SIUC Residence Hall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of SIUC crime and safety incidents in residence halls are in each category.

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